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#Wolf eel edible plus

Eggstravaganza: Chinook salmon lay more and bigger eggs than other Pacific salmon species-about 5,400 at one go! Steelhead are next, with 4,900 eggs, and the other species range from around 1,000 to around 3,000.

After spawning, salmon die within a few weeks.

Anadro-what? Most salmon species are anadromous, which means they’re born in freshwater, migrate to the ocean on a journey that can be hundreds of miles long, and then return to freshwater to reproduce-most often, to the same stream in which they were born.

Look for more interesting info on salmon in our blog post later this week! Salmon are a keystone species, which means that other species depend on them for their health and wellbeing (the southern resident orcas’ dependence on Chinook salmon is a great example of this). When we’re able to reopen to the public, we hope you’ll come get to know them better-these species can all be found in our Window on Washington Waters, Underwater Dome and Puget Sound Fish exhibits.Īs you probably know, there are several species of salmon-and five of them are found in Pacific Northwest waters: Chinook (also known as king), coho, chum, pink and sockeye.

#Wolf eel edible plus

That’s a lot of fish in the (Salish) Sea! And today, we’re bringing you highlights of some of our favorites, plus three fast facts about each. (Curious about what waters are encompassed by that term? The Salish Sea includes Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Strait of Georgia and the waters around the San Juan islands and Canada’s Gulf islands-roughly 6,500 square miles altogether.) Our local waters are home to some truly amazing fish-according to our friends at the Burke Museum, 253 species of fish have been recorded in the Salish Sea.