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Almost all Salmon swim back to the place they were born themselves to spawn. This requires them to undertake extremely long journey, right up to the stream source where they were born.
For reaching there the salmon have to swim upstream ( against the flow of stream), which is quite exhausting for them. Additionally when the salmon swim back for spawning they are hunted enthusiastically by many carnivores like Bears etc. This results in death of many salmon during the journey.
When the salmon leave ocean ( where they habit after becoming adults) to go back to freshwater streams to spawn the fish undergoes physical transformation to adapt itself from the saltwater to fresh water conditions.
All Pacific Ocean salmon die after spawning. Whereas the Atlantic Ocean salmon might return back to ocean after spawning to continue its lifecycle.
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What do salmon do just before they die?
They spawn.
What is the name of a baby trout?
A young salmon (or a trout of the salmon family) is called smolt.
What fishes swim miles upstream to spawn?
salmon
What month do salmon start the journey back up stream?
It depends on the species of the salmon, Chinook (King) Salmon spawn between the months of September and October. Coho (Silver) Salmon spawn between the months of October and November. And Atlantic Salmon spawn between the months of November and December.
What dangers do salmon encounter on their journey to spawn?
Salmon encounter much hardships on their journey to spawn. A salmon has to swim the opposite way a stream is flowing, Salmon have to jump up mini waterfalls where hungry brown or black bears are waiting, other fish tend to eat the eggs or the fish that are about to spawn, they risk getting eaten by birds such as gannets and hawks and humans tend to prey on Salmon to eat.
What is a fish that lives in a area and travels to another to spawn?
Salmon live in the ocean, but swim up rivers to spawn.
Name of a Fish which travels up a river to spawn?
Salmon is one fish that travels up a river to spawn.
Why do bears go to rapid rivers to catch salmon?
because Salmon are swimming upstream to spawn and the bear knows....they can sense them.
What fish returns from the ocean to the fresh waters where it was born?
Salmon are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean and then return to the fresh water to spawn. Salmon have the reputation of returning to the same place they were born in order to spawn.
Where do salmon spawn in UK?
FRS Freshwater Laboratory Faskally Pitlochry Perthshire
What is another word for grown salmon?
Recruit - able to spawn (produce young).
How long does salmon spend at sea?
Salmon spend most of their lives in saltwater and only return to freshwater to spawn. Different species of salmon spend different lengths of time in the ocean due to differences in the amount of time it takes the salmon to sexually mature. Most salmon spend between 1 and 5 years in the Ocean before returning to freshwater to spawn and die.
