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Catching or eating king-of-the-salmon was forbidden, as it was feared killing one would stop the salmon run. This myth is reflected by a former specific epithet used for this fish, rex-salmonorum, rex being Latin for "king". [2] [3] [4] The king-of-the-salmon is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Chile.
The Chinook salmon / ʃ ɪ ˈ n ʊ k / (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon. [2] Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples. Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, Tsumen, spring salmon, chrome hog, Blackmouth, and Tyee salmon.
Often weighing at 80 pounds (36 kg), [1] [2] and as large as a small person, [3] these enormous salmon were once harvested regularly each summer by First Nations peoples, sportfishers, and salmon canneries on the Columbia River and its tributaries, but have now disappeared due to the implementation of commercial fishing practices of the late ...
A 20-year-old man could face a more than $13 million fine after breaking into an Oregon hatchery and pouring bleach into a rearing pond last week, killing nearly 18,000 baby salmon, according to ...
A Gardiner man was charged for killing 15,000 to 20,000 salmon smolts at a hatchery in southwest Oregon. File photo. On Tuesday, a deputy patrolling the area observed a man walking south along U.S ...
The 2002 Klamath River fish kill occurred on the Klamath River in California in September 2002. According to the official estimate of mortality, about 34,000 fish died. Though some counts may estimate over 70,000 adult chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) were killed when returning to the river to spawn, [1] making it the largest salmon kill in the history of the Western United
For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest ...
Ikejime (活け締め) or ikijime (活き締め) is a method of killing fish that maintains the quality of its meat. [1] The technique originated in Japan, but is now in widespread use. It involves the insertion of a spike quickly and directly into the hindbrain, usually located slightly behind and above the eye, thereby causing immediate brain ...