Great lakes Salmon
All you need to know about salmon!
Native or not ?
Salmon Information
Salmon and Steel Head also need water that is free of pollution.Waste water is harmful to them.
Adults eat other fish, squid, eels, and shrimp
Young salmon eat insects like stone flies.
Mini Salmon life Cycle
Alevins
Parr
The salmon are known as Parr once they are over a year old. They stay in fresh water for between one and four years, feeding on small insects and growing larger.
Smolt
The Parr change into Smolts in the spring of their second, third or fourth year. This change from Parr into Smolts is the process where the salmon are getting ready to head out to sea. Smolts head out to sea in shoals during late spring. They are a very distinctive silver colour.
Introduction to Great lakes
The Salmon were transported to the great lakes by scientist who thought it was best to take the salmon to the great lakes because the water in their natural habitat was very similar to their natural habitats.
They fit in the great lakes ecosystem very well because primarily it has the same types of insects as the east coast of the Pacific Ocean and for the adults there are plenty of other smaller fish to eat. The Great lakes also have the same predators for example they have the bear an immediate predator to salmon.
Reflection
Salmon In The Classroom
In conclusion i really enjoyed the Salmon unit and I hope that this unit continues next year for the next 7th Graders.
Sockeye Salmon Swimming
Different Kinds of Salmon
Australian Salmon
Credits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon (For Scientific name)
http://www.seymoursalmon.com/lifecycle.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DqjsWsY8-g
http://www.streamnet.org/SLC.html
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/salmon/species.html
http://www.defenders.org/salmon/basic-facts
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