| Common name |
Chinook Salmon |
Sockeye Salmon |
Coho Salmon |
Pink Salmon |
Chum Salmon |
Rainbow Trout/Steelhead |
Dolly Varden |
| Other common names |
King, Tyee, Spring,
Tule, Blackmouth, Quinnat |
Red, Blueback |
Silver |
Humpy, Humpback |
Dog, Calico |
none |
Bull Trout |
| Scientific name |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
Oncorhynchus nerka |
Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
Oncorhynchus keta |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Salvelinus malma |
| Average mature weight (lbs.) |
20 to 40 |
4 to 8 |
8 to 12 |
3.5 to 4 |
7 to 18 |
1/2 to 3 |
1/2 to 3 |
| Average mature length (inches) |
30 to 50 |
18 to 24 |
24 to 30 |
15 to 24 |
24 to 32 |
12 to 24 |
12 to 24 |
| Alaska trophy minimum (lbs.) |
50 ** |
12 |
20 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
| Alaska record sport catch (lbs.) |
97.25 |
16 |
26 |
12.75 |
32 |
42.19 |
27.38 |
| Reproduction * |
Semelparous |
Semelparous |
Semelparous |
Semelparous |
Semelparous |
Iteroparous |
Iteroparous |
| Alaska spawning period |
May through July |
May through August |
July to November |
late June to mid-October |
late June to November |
late March through early July |
mid-August to November |
| Eggs deposited per female |
3,000 to 14,000 |
2,000 to 4,500 |
2,400 to 4,500 |
1,500 to 2,000 |
2,400 to 3,100 |
200 to 8,000 |
600 to 10,000 |
| Time spent in fresh water after hatching |
1 to 2 years |
1 to 3 years |
1 to 5 years |
0 years *** |
0 years *** |
Rainbow = lifetime Steelhead = 1 to 4 years |
Resident = lifetime
Sea-run = 1 to 4 years |
| Time spent in salt water |
2 to 7 years |
1 to 4 years |
1/2 to 1 1/2 years |
1/2 to 1 1/2 years |
3 to 6 years |
repeated returns # |
repeated returns # |
| Average annual Alaskan commercial harvest |
731,000 |
40,000,000 |
5,400,000 |
77,400,000 |
16,500,000 |
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-- |
| Average annual Alaskan subsistence harvest |
167,000 |
451,000 |
108,000 |
63,000 |
347,000 |
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-- |
| Average annual Alaskan sport harvest |
175,500 |
366,000 |
636,000 |
153,000 |
33,000 |
112,500 |
73,000 |