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Page 1: Salmonid Life Cycle

Salmonid Life Cycle

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Eggs

Alevin

Fry

Smolt

Adult

Spawner

Freshwater

Estuary

Ocean

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Coho Salmon (Silver Salmon)

Chinook Salmon (King Salmon)

Steelhead Trout

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Eggs

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Eyed Egg

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Eggs Need:

Cool Water

Clean Water

Flowing Water

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Hatching Eggs

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Eggs and alevin

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Alevin

Alevin with yolk sac

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Swimming fry

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Fry

School of fry with parr marks

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Fry Need:

Protection from predators

Food

Cool, clean water

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Smolts

Salmonid smolts are silver-colored.

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Smolts live in an estuary.

Estuary: a place with both fresh water and salt water.

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Adult Salmonids

Adult salmonids live in the ocean.

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Returning to the River…

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Spawner Salmon Need:

Safe access

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Spawner Salmon Need:

A place to spawn

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Spawner Salmon Need:

Clean gravel

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Building a Redd…

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Male vs. Female Spawners

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Salmon are Part of the Food Web

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Salmon Food

Salmonids eat:-Insects-Krill-Other small fish

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Salmon are food for many animals

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Salmon need: FOOD &

CLEAN WATER

Caddisfly larvae are salmon food.

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Salmon need:

SHELTER & SPACE

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Salmon need: Protection from predators

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


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