sockeyes
Pacific red salmon
Sockeyes are sockeye salmon, a species of Pacific salmon prized for its deep red flesh and rich flavor.
The name likely comes from a Coast Salish word.
Sockeye turn bright red during spawning season, making them distinctive among salmon species: We grilled fresh sockeyes from the fish market.
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- riversFlowing bodies of water
- migrationMovement to new territory
breeding · natal · freshwater · oceanic · passage · roe · gravel · stream
Primary color, warm
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- catchSeize or snag
- netsMesh devices for catching
- anglersThose who catch with lines
- harvestGathering mature crops
commercial · quota · overfishing · seafood · vessel · fishmonger · market · regulations
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- riversFlowing bodies of water
migration · breeding · natal · freshwater · oceanic · passage · roe · gravel · stream · hatchery
red
Primary color, warm
vermilion · flanks · skin · hump · flesh · filet · pink · orange
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
harvest · commercial · quota · overfishing · seafood · vessel · fishmonger · market · regulations · bycatch
sockeyesAtlantic salmon
Anadromous North Sea fish
farmed salmon · chinook · coho · pink salmon · king salmon
- sockeye salmonRed-fleshed Pacific species