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Habitat Requirements of Pacific Salmon
Certain Things All Pacific Salmon Require for Survival
O Cold water in streams
O Clear water streams without suspended mud and silt
O Cold nutrient-rich ocean waters which support robust plankton blooms and numerous small fish.
Ocean Currents
North Pacific Current
Alaska Current
North Equatorial Current
Equatorial Countercurrent
Why is the North Pacific Coast Great for Salmon?
Upwelling! Phytoplankton Blooms in
Summer
Chinook
Coho
Chum
Pink
Sockeye
Steelhead/Rainbow Trout
Bull Trout
Other Anadromous Trout Species
Coastal cutthroat O. clarki
Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma
Masu Salmon
This project was made possible in part by a grant from
Washington’s National Park Fund.
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