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Pacific Northwest Salmon

Pacific Northwest Salmon There is a mnemonic (a trick to help remember) the 8 different types of salmon that live in the Pacific Northwest. We typically have stickers of the salmon from the first slide that we place in our notebook. If you want to make this activity as cool as possible, print out the first slide and cut out the salmon.

Pacific Northwest Salmon There is a mnemonic (a trick to help remember) the 8 different types of salmon that live in the Pacific Northwest. 18 19 Trace your hand on page 18.

Pacific Northwest Salmon There is a mnemonic (a trick to help remember) the 8 different types of salmon that live in the Pacific Northwest. 18 19 Then use glue or tape to add the salmon to the fingers as you write your notes on page 19.

Thumb - Chum 18 AKA stands for “also known as” Chum -AKA Dog Salmon -Used for dog food in Alaska -Males develop “teeth” during breeding -Ground up and used for fish bait (chum) -We don’t typically eat chum as humans 19

Pointer – Sockeye (I guess because you would poke your eye with your pointer finger? ? ? ) 18 Sockeye -AKA Reds -The pretty red fish with green heads you see on calendars and such -Very tasty and eaten by humans -Copper River Salmon are Sockeye 19

Middle – King 18 King -AKA Chinook -The largest of the salmon -Very tasty and eaten by humans -Our Puget Sound Orcas almost exclusively eat chinook -Chinook visit the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery 19

Ring – Silver 18 Silver -AKA Coho -Very tasty and eaten by humans -Coho Café is named after these fish -Coho visit the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery 19

Pinky – Pink 18 Pink -AKA Humpies -Used for canned salmon by humans -Males develop a “hump” on their back during breeding season 19

Palm – Kokanee 18 Lake Sammamish Kokanee -AKA Little Red Fish -Only live in Lake Sammamish -Need cool, clean water and are “fragile” (hence holding them in the palm of your hand) -Smaller landlocked relative of the S ockeye 19

Tapping on your Head with your Fist – Steelhead 18 Steelhead -AKA Rainbow Trout -Very tasty and eaten by humans -Steelhead often spawn (have babies) multiple times whereas other salmon spawn once and die 19

Making a “Cut Across the Throat” motion with your Thumb– Cutthroat 18 Cutthroat -AKA Harvest Trout -Popular with fishermen -Cutthroat don’t go as far out in the ocean as the other salmon -Named after the red stripe on its lower jaw -More rare than the others 19