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Sockeye Salmon

By: Gavin Gawrych

Sockeye Salmon

The sockeye salmon is born in the creeks and streams in Alaska. The Salmon stay in the stream for
three years before going out to the ocean.

The mom can lay up to 1,700 eggs at the bottom of the the creek in the gravel where the water
carries away carbon dioxide and brings in oxygen.

The sockeye salmon eat krill and zooplankton and the younger salmon eat insects and insect larva.



Migration starts

Sockeye salmon begin their migration to the ocean when they reach the “smolt”
stage and go from freshwater to saltwater. The salmon migrate from the streams into
the Pacific ocean. The salmon stay in the North Pacific around Alaska and close to
siberia.



Living in the Pacific

After traveling 1000 miles to the pacific for vacation. We Eat other fish and squids.
The salmon stay in the ocean for 2 to 3 or 4 to 5 years. The Salmon are found off the
coasts of Oregon, Alaska, Japan, And siberia.



Returning home

After spending 4 years in the Ocean millions of Salmon migrate back to the stream
they were born. The Females will lay their there eggs in the stream and more salmon
will come.

The Salmon turn gray and white when in the ocean and they turn green and red
when they go back into into the streams.



Threats to Sockeye Salmon

The biggest threats to salmon are other predators that eat salmon: sharks,
lampreys, eagles, and bears. Fishing is another threat to salmon we catch millions of
salmon for food.



Back in Alaska

The salmon are back in Alaska laying eggs for more salmon. The Salmon aren’t
endangered and are not going to be endangered for a long time. There are millions of
salmon in the ocean and are not endangered at alll

The End