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Salmonid Life Cycle

Salmonid Life Cycle. Eggs. Freshwater. Spawner. Alevin. Estuary. Ocean. Adult. Fry. Smolt. Coho Salmon (Silver Salmon) Chinook Salmon (King Salmon) Steelhead Trout. Eggs. Eyed Egg. Eggs Need:. Cool Water Clean Water Flowing Water. Hatching Eggs. Eggs and alevin. Alevin.

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Salmonid Life Cycle

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  1. Salmonid Life Cycle

  2. Eggs Freshwater Spawner Alevin Estuary Ocean Adult Fry Smolt

  3. Coho Salmon (Silver Salmon) • Chinook Salmon (King Salmon) • Steelhead Trout

  4. Eggs

  5. Eyed Egg

  6. Eggs Need: • Cool Water • Clean Water • Flowing Water

  7. Hatching Eggs

  8. Eggs and alevin

  9. Alevin Alevin with yolk sac

  10. Swimming fry

  11. Fry School of fry with parr marks

  12. Fry Need: • Protection from predators • Food • Cool, clean water

  13. Smolts Salmonid smolts are silver-colored.

  14. Smolts live in an estuary. Estuary: a place with both fresh water and salt water.

  15. Adult Salmonids Adult salmonids live in the ocean.

  16. Returning to the River…

  17. Safe access Spawner Salmon Need:

  18. A place to spawn Spawner Salmon Need:

  19. Clean gravel Spawner Salmon Need:

  20. Building a Redd…

  21. Male vs. Female Spawners

  22. Salmon are Part of the Food Web

  23. Salmon Food Salmonids eat: -Insects -Krill -Other small fish

  24. Salmon are food for many animals

  25. Salmon need: FOOD & CLEAN WATER Caddisfly larvae are salmon food.

  26. Salmon need: SHELTER & SPACE

  27. Salmon need: Protection from predators

  28. What can you do to help protect salmon and their home so they can survive?

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