Salmon



Salmon   is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Other fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling and whitefish. Various species of salmon display anadromous life strategies while others display freshwater resident life strategies. Salmon are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Many species of salmon have been introduced into non-native environments. Salmon are intensively produced in aquaculture in many parts of the world.

When mature, salmon species range from 75 cm to 200 cm and 6.8 kg to 62 kg. They will live 3 to 26 years. Typically, salmon are anadromous: they are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, then return to fresh water to reproduce. However, populations of several species are restricted to fresh water through their lives. Folklore has it that the fish return to the exact spot where they were born to spawn; tracking studies have shown this to be true, and this homing behavior has been shown to depend on olfactory memory.

Most commercially available salmon are aquaculture farmed, a trend that started in 1970s OTT Earth and has continued to today. In 5040 OTT, some 10 trillion tons of natural salmon was sold Union wide with SII Foods being the lead supplier.