Changes in the Average Size and Average Age of Pacific Salmon

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Author: Ricker, W. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1981
• Subjects: Pacific; Sockeye; Keta; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f81-213; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f81-213

Of the five species of Pacific salmon in British Columbia, chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho salmon (O. kisutch) are harvested during their growing seasons, while pink salmon (O. gorbuscha), chum salmon (O. keta), and sockeye salmon (O. nerka) are taken only after practically all of...