Salmonid Life Cycle

Salmonid Life Cycle

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

AlevinAlevin with yolk sac

Swimming fry

FrySchool of fry with parr marks

Fry Need:Protection from predators

Food

Cool, clean water

SmoltsSalmonid smolts are silver-colored.

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

Adult SalmonidsAdult salmonids live in the ocean.

Returning to the River

Spawner Salmon Need:Safe access

Spawner Salmon Need: A place to spawn

Spawner Salmon Need: Clean gravel

Building a Redd

Male vs. Female Spawners

Salmon are Part of the Food Web

Salmon FoodSalmonids eat:-Insects-Krill-Other small fish

Salmon are food for many animals

Salmon need: FOOD & CLEAN WATERCaddisfly larvae are salmon food.

Salmon need:

SHELTER & SPACE

Salmon need: Protection from predators

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