John F' Kocik, Ph'D'

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John F. Kocik, Ph.D.
Research Fishery Biologist NOAA Fisheries Maine
Field Station
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Salmon
Atlantic Salmon

• Pacific Salmon
• Chinook
• Coho
• Sockeye
• Chum
• Pink

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Salmon are Anadromous

• Anadromous live part of life in freshwater
  river and part in ocean

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Lets look at their life cycle
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Redds a salmon nestwhere salmon lay eggs in
river
This is the Narraguagus River in Maine
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1. Eggs
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1a. Eyed Eggs
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2. Alevin
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3. Fry
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4. Parr
Parr marks
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4. Parr
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5. Smolts
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Time to go to Sea!Off the Maine Coast
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Where do salmon go in the ocean?
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Does this look like Maine?
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Is this Maine?
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Looking for Food
Looking for Food
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6. Adult Atlantic Salmon
My how they have grown!
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Time to Head Home
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Back to The Riverafter 2 years in the Ocean
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6. Adult Atlantic Salmon
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Back Home Again to Maine
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How do we know what salmon do?
Research
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Counting Smolts
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Tracking Smolts

• Where do they go?

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Pingers
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Tags
Mark
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Smolt Tracking Map
Smolt Traps
Monitors
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Following a Smolt
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Fish Hatcheries
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Every Scale Tells a Story
River Salmon
Hatchery Salmon
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How Old is That Fish?
Ocean Life
River Life
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The End