Seasonal selection: Wild Alaska Salmon

Salmon

Salmon facts

There are five species of wild salmon: King, Sockeye, Coho, Chum and Pink.
Salmon swim free in the ocean for up to six years before returning to their natal streams.
Wild salmon feed on indigenous foods, such as shrimp, herring, squid, zooplankton and other marine life.
Wild Northwest salmon belong to the genus Oncorhynchus (from Greek, meaning "hooked snout").
Wild salmon is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, which lower levels of blood fats linked to cardiovascular disease.
The average salmon boat is 37 feet long.
The size of a salmon is usually related to its age. Pink salmon are the smallest fall-spawning salmon and are also the youngest, at two years. King (or Chinook) can live up to nine years, the longest, which is why some King salmon can grow to over 100 pounds.
King salmon weighing up to 100 pounds have been caught in Alaska.
Europeans were salmon dependent 25,000 years ago - salmon was the main food source.
Some salmon leap better than others. Keta don't like to jump.
The Irish believed in a salmon of wisdom who when caught and eaten bestowed wisdom on the diner.