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en WO Salmon Facts Word Search! 20 chinook : CHINOOK salmon is a preferred meal for Southern Resident Killer Whales. freshwater : Salmon are anadromous, meaning they live in saltwater but spawn in FRESHWATER. redds : Salmon lay their eggs in nests called REDDS. kokanee : The land-locked populations of sockeye salmon are called KOKANEE. keystone : A KEYSTONE species, such as salmon, is one that has a disproportionately large impact on their ecosystem compared to their biomass. pink : PINK salmon are the smallest species of pacific salmon in B.C. parr : PARR marks are dark markings on the sides of juvenile salmon that are used for identification. grizzly : Over 100 animals eat salmon, including GRIZZLY bears. humpies : Pink salmon are nicknamed HUMPIES because the spawning pink salmon have a characteristic humped back. turbidity: TURBIDITY measures the cloudiness of water as a result of suspended particles. Water with high turbidity can negatively impact salmon and other fish by clogging their gills. fraser : The FRASER river has one of the world's largest collections of salmon runs. otoliths : OTOLITHS are earstones in fish that are used to study their age and habitat conditions. alevins : ALEVINS are recently hatched salmon that still have a yolk-sac. semelparous : SEMELPAROUS is a term for species, such as salmon, that die after they spawn. spring : SPRING salmon is a nickname for chinook salmon. smolts : Juvenile salmon are also called SMOLTS. sockeye : Juvenile SOCKEYE salmon like to spend several years rearing in lakes before heading out to sea. steelhead : STEELHEAD are a controversial species as they are closely related to rainbow trout but act more like salmon. jacks : Salmon JACKS are males that return to spawn one year earlier than other adult male salmon of the same age. estuary : Juvenile salmon spend time in an ESTUARY, where the river meets the ocean, to transition from freshwater to saltwater.

Salmon Facts Word Search!

CHINOOK salmon is a preferred meal for Southern Resident Killer Whales.
Salmon are anadromous, meaning they live in saltwater but spawn in FRESHWATER.
Salmon lay their eggs in nests called REDDS.
The land-locked populations of sockeye salmon are called KOKANEE.
A KEYSTONE species, such as salmon, is one that has a disproportionately large impact on their ecosystem compared to their biomass.

PINK salmon are the smallest species of pacific salmon in B.C.
PARR marks are dark markings on the sides of juvenile salmon that are used for identification.
Over 100 animals eat salmon, including GRIZZLY bears.
Pink salmon are nicknamed HUMPIES because the spawning pink salmon have a characteristic humped back.
TURBIDITY measures the cloudiness of water as a result of suspended particles. Water with high turbidity can negatively impact salmon and other fish by clogging their gills.

The FRASER river has one of the world's largest collections of salmon runs.
OTOLITHS are earstones in fish that are used to study their age and habitat conditions.
ALEVINS are recently hatched salmon that still have a yolk-sac.
SEMELPAROUS is a term for species, such as salmon, that die after they spawn.
SPRING salmon is a nickname for chinook salmon.

Juvenile salmon are also called SMOLTS.
Juvenile SOCKEYE salmon like to spend several years rearing in lakes before heading out to sea.
STEELHEAD are a controversial species as they are closely related to rainbow trout but act more like salmon.
Salmon JACKS are males that return to spawn one year earlier than other adult male salmon of the same age.
Juvenile salmon spend time in an ESTUARY, where the river meets the ocean, to transition from freshwater to saltwater.

Salmon Facts Word Search!

CHINOOK
FRESHWATER
REDDS
KOKANEE
KEYSTONE

PINK
PARR
GRIZZLY
HUMPIES
TURBIDITY

FRASER
OTOLITHS
ALEVINS
SEMELPAROUS
SPRING

SMOLTS
SOCKEYE
STEELHEAD
JACKS
ESTUARY