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Chum salmon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The chum salmon , Oncorhynchus keta , is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or Keta salmon , and is often marketed u...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chum_salmon
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Chum salmon description page from the Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series publication, Alaska Department of Fish and Game. ... Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) have the widest distribution of any of the Pacific salmon. They range south to the Sacramento River in California and the island of Kyushu in the Sea of Japan.
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www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/fish/chum.php
www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/fish/chum.php
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Status; ESA Threatened - 2 ESUs; More information on all 4 chum salmon ESUs is available on NMFS Northwest Regional Office website. ... Chum salmon are best known for the enormous canine-like fangs and striking body color of spawning males (a calico pattern, with the front two-thirds of the flank marked by a bold,
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www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/chumsalmon.htm
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/chumsalmon.htm
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Chum salmon are the most abundant wild salmon species in Washington State, and at the same time are probably the least appreciated of the state's salmon. ... The current distribution of chum salmon spans most of western Washington, including Puget Sound, the coast, and several lower Columbia River streams. The chum stocks...
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wdfw.wa.gov/fish/chum/
wdfw.wa.gov/fish/chum/
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; Ocean phase chum salmon ... Male chum salmon with spawning colors ... Native chum salmon were historically present in nearly all coastal Washington streams. The species is still present throughout most of its original distribution, with the exception that only limited numbers of stocks still remain in the Columbia River system.
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wdfw.wa.gov/fish/chum/chum-3.htm
wdfw.wa.gov/fish/chum/chum-3.htm
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Details About Chum salmon ... The steely gray-blue Chum salmon is born in freshwater streams and marine inlets, then travels to sea, where it lives most of its life, until it travels back upstream to its origin, where it spawns and dies. During spawning time, the fish changes to a gray-red on its sides.
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Web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... Ocean stage chum salmon are metallic greenish-blue along the back with black speckles. They closely resemble both sockeye and coho salmon at this stage. As chum salmon enter fresh water, their color and appearance changes dramatically.
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cybersalmon.fws.gov/chum.htm
cybersalmon.fws.gov/chum.htm
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About the Chum Salmon aka Dog Salmon of British Columbia. ... DESCRIPTION - A mature adult chum salmon is usually about 25 inches in length and 10 pounds in weight. The snout is bluntly pointed but greatly extended, compressed and turned down in breeding males; the lower jaw is enlarged and turned up at the tip making...
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www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/game_fish/chum.ph...
www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/game_fish/chum.phtml
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