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John F. Kocik, Ph.D. Research Fishery Biologist NOAA Fisheries Maine Field Station. Salmon. Atlantic Salmon. Pacific Salmon Chinook Coho Sockeye Chum Pink. Salmon are Anadromous. Anadromous – live part of life in freshwater river and part in ocean. Lets look at their life cycle.
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John F. Kocik, Ph.D. Research Fishery Biologist NOAA Fisheries Maine Field Station
Salmon Atlantic Salmon Pacific Salmon • Chinook • Coho • Sockeye • Chum • Pink
Salmon are Anadromous Anadromous – live part of life in freshwater river and part in ocean
Redds – a salmon “nest”where salmon lay eggs in river This is the Narraguagus River in Maine
4. Parr Parr marks
Looking for Food Looking for Food …
6. Adult Atlantic Salmon My how they have grown!
How do we know what salmon do? Research
Tracking Smolts Where do they go?
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Every Scale Tells a Story River Salmon Hatchery Salmon
4 3 2 1 How Old is That Fish? Ocean Life River Life