Juvenile Chum salmon
Detailed Description
Image of the juvenile Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) that first confirmed successful reproduction of Pacific salmon in the North American Arctic. This fish was captured on August 10, 2017, in Jago Lagoon, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort Sea, Alaska, U.S.A. Measurement scale shows centimeters (labeled marks) and millimeters. Additional information is available in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences publication at: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2022-0006 .
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Photo Credit: Vanessa von Biela, U.S. Geological Survey
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