Salmon Group Square Sticker

Ocean an Spawning Phase depicted. Row 1-Atlantic salmon reproduce in northern rivers on both coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. Row 2 – Sockeye salmon are also known in the US as red salmon. This lake-rearing species is found in the eastern Pacific from the Canadian Arctic to, and in the western Pacific from Siberia to Japan. Row 3 – Chinook salmon are also known in the United States as king salmon or blackmouth salmon, and as spring salmon in British Columbia. Chinook are the largest of all Pacific salmon, frequently exceeding 14 kg (30 lb). Row 4 – Coho salmon are also known in the US as silver salmon. This species is found throughout the coastal waters of Alaska and British Columbia and as far south as Central California. Row 5 – Pink salmon known as humpies in southeast and southwest Alaska, are found in the western Pacific from Siberia to Korea, found throughout northern Pacific, and in the eastern Pacific. Row 6 – Chum salmon are known as dog, keta, or calico salmon in some parts of the US. This species has the widest geographic range of the Pacific species. Row 7 – Masu salmon or cherry salmon are found only in the western Pacific Ocean in Japan, Korea, and Russia.