Coho+Salmon+2010

By Jacob M





The Coho Salmon have silver sides and dark blue backs. When they are spawning they get red sides, bluish green heads, and they will have dark bellies. It lives around the coast of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. It also lives around the coast of Japan. The Coho Salmon feed on plankton. The eggs hatch in late winter or early spring after being in the redd for 6 to 7 weeks. Once hatched they remain in the redd and rely on their yolk sac for nourishment. The Coho Salmon is endangered because of man made changes and natural atmospheric trends such as El Nino, which causes lots of rainfall on the Northern California coast. To help save the Coho Salmon we need to help with grassroots activism, habitat restoration, policy development, and biological monitoring.