| Chum salmon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
| Species: | O. keta |
| Binomial name | |
| Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792) | |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 502 kJ (120 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| - Dietary fiber | 0 g |
| Fat | 3.77 g |
| - saturated | 0.84 g |
| - monounsaturated | 1.541 g |
| - polyunsaturated | 0.898 g |
| Protein | 20.14 g |
| - Tryptophan | 0.226 g |
| - Threonine | 0.883 g |
| - Isoleucine | 0.928 g |
| - Leucine | 1.637 g |
| - Lysine | 1.849 g |
| - Methionine | 0.596 g |
| - Cystine | 0.216 g |
| - Phenylalanine | 0.786 g |
| - Tyrosine | 0.68 g |
| - Valine | 1.037 g |
| - Arginine | 1.205 g |
| - Histidine | 0.593 g |
| - Alanine | 1.218 g |
| - Aspartic acid | 2.062 g |
| - Glutamic acid | 3.006 g |
| - Glycine | 0.967 g |
| - Proline | 0.712 g |
| - Serine | 0.822 g |
| Water | 75.38 g |
| Alcohol | 0 g |
| Vitamin A equiv. | 30 μg (4%) |
| Thiamine (vit. B1) | 0.08 mg (7%) |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) | 0.18 mg (15%) |
| Niacin (vit. B3) | 7 mg (47%) |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.75 mg (15%) |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4 mg (31%) |
| Folate (vit. B9) | 4 μg (1%) |
| Vitamin B12 | 3 μg (125%) |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg (0%) |
| Vitamin E | 1.09 mg (7%) |
| Calcium | 11 mg (1%) |
| Iron | 0.55 mg (4%) |
| Magnesium | 22 mg (6%) |
| Manganese | 0.015 mg (1%) |
| Phosphorus | 283 mg (40%) |
| Potassium | 429 mg (9%) |
| Sodium | 50 mg (3%) |
| Zinc | 0.47 mg (5%) |
| Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database | |
Appearance
Chum have an ocean coloration of silvery blue green. When adults are near spawning, they have purple blotchy streaks near the caudal fin. Spawning males typically grow an elongated snout or kype and have enlarged teeth. Some researchers speculate these characteristics are used to compete for mates.Spawning
Age
Chum live for an average of 6 to 7 years, and chum in Alaska mature at the age of 5 years.Distribution
Chum salmon have the largest natural range of any Pacific salmon, and undergo the longest migrations within the genus Oncorhynchus, far up the Yukon River and deep into the Amur River basin in Asia. In lesser numbers they migrate thousands of kilometres up the Mackenzie River.[1] Chum are found around the north Pacific, in the waters of Korea, Japan, and the Okhotsk and Bering seas (Kamchatka, Chukotka, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai), British Columbia in Canada, and from Alaska to California in the United States. In Arctic Ocean they are found in limited numbers from the Laptev Sea to the Beaufort Sea.[1]Sizes
Adult chum usually weigh from 4.4 to 10.0 kg, (9.7 lbs to 22.0 lbs) with an average length of 60 cm (24 inches). The record for chum is 19 kg (42 lbs) and 112 cm (44 inches) and was caught at Edie Pass in British Columbia.Diet
Juvenile chum eat zooplankton and insects. Recent studies show that they also eat comb jellies. As adults, they eat smaller fish.Commercial use and value
The chum salmon is the least commercially valuable salmon. Despite being extremely plentiful in Alaska, commercial fishers often choose not to fish for them because of their low market value. Recent market developments have increased the demand for Chum salmon. Markets developed for chum from 1984 to 1994 in Japan and northern Europe which increased demand.[citation needed] They are a traditional source of dried salmon.Conservation
There are few healthy groups of chum remaining in North America outside of Alaska.[citation needed] This is partially because of dams, which block the free flow of the water and the migration of the fish.Two populations of Chum have been listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, as threatened species. These are the Hood Canal Summer Run population and the Lower Columbia River Population.
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