Fisherman catches silver salmon

Photo By/Credit

Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
08/30/2018
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Fisherman catches a silver (coho) salmon. Coho salmon are an anadromous species and migrate from the ocean to their freshwater natal streams to spawn. Coho salmon spawn only once and then die. This single spawning life history strategy is called semelparity.
Subject tags
Wildlife refuges
Rivers and streams
Recreation
Fishing
Fishes
Animal migration
Animal migration
Adults