Is salmon a fresh water fish?

For decades, researchers have tried to find out what regulates changes in salmon when they transform from being freshwater to saltwater fish. Now they have come a little closer to an answer. read more

Salmon spawn in fresh water. The eggs and fry grow up in fresh water. The young fish grow in fresh water for a year and then move to the sea for about 3 years. They return to the syream/river where they were hatched and spawn. The 5 pacific salmon species die after spawning, some after the first spawning. read more

Typically, salmon are anadromous: they hatch 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. Various species of salmon display anadromous life strategies while others display freshwater resident life strategies. read more