Salmon Mounts

SALMON INFORMATION

Salmon are the second most popular fish consumed in the United States though most of them are farm raised. Atlantic salmon are heavily protected, as are coho and sockeye in different parts of the country. Pacific salmon like the chinook, or king salmon, are fairing much better.

They are an ‘anadromous’ fish, meaning they can survive in both fresh and salt water. They are born in fresh water before heading out into the ocean, and then return to the fresh water to spawn.

When the time comes to swim upstream and spawn, they have been known to travel great distances. One chinook salmon was known to have traveled nearly 2400 miles. They don’t eat at all during their upstream swim, and most salmon will die from exhaustion after spawning.

All-in-all they are fun to catch, delicious as well as nutritious, and make a fantastic wall mount.

Interesting Facts About Salmon

• The IGFA world record chinook salmon weighed 97 pounds, 4 ounces and was caught in the Kenai River in Alaska. We mount many species of salmon, but the most popular fish mount is the chinook, or king salmon.
• There are many species of salmon in the world including the Atlantic, chinook, sockeye, pink, and coho.
• Salmon change colors during their lifetime. They can be found as a silvery blue in the open ocean and turn bright red when it’s time to spawn.
• They are considered a ‘keystone species’ meaning they have an overwhelming effect on their ecosystem relative to how many of them there are. If they were to go extinct, the ecosystem would significantly change.
• In years past salmon have thrived all over the globe. The building of dams, pollution, and overfishing have created the need for many species to be considered endangered.