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Every summer, millions of salmon return to Alaska's streams and rivers to spawn, where they are eagerly greeted by thousands of
fishermen. Sport-fishermen from all around the world travel to the Alaska to catch trophy-size salmon. Kings and Sockeye are the most popular being bright, firm, and rich in taste. Alaska is home to
the legendary Copper River salmon- which are among the most sought-after, and tastiest, salmon in the world.
Wild Alaska salmon are harvested commercially in all coastal regions of Alaska. Salmon are troll-caught, gillnetted, and purse seined
throughout the summer months. Alaska harvests only wild salmon.
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Alaska King Salmon (Chinook)
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 Lightly spotted on their blue-green back,
chinook salmon live from five to seven years, and weigh up to 120 pounds (55 Kg). Known as Chinooks or Kings, they have the highest oil-content, which is what gives a salmon its
rich flavor. The king is the largest of all salmon species, and the most desirable to sport fishers.
Red, Pink, or White Flesh
Firm Texture
Oil Content: 7% - 20%
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Alaska Red Salmon (Sockeye)
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 Blue-tinged silver in colour, sockeye
salmon live four to five years, weigh up to 7 pounds (3.2 Kg), and are the slimmest and most streamlined of the five species of Alaskan salmon. Known to fishermen in Alaska as reds, the sockeye is
historically our most valuable fish because of its high oil content and ability to hold its red colour in the can.
Deep Red Flesh
Firm Texture
Oil Content: 1.5% - 13%
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Alaska Silver Salmon (Coho)
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 Bright silver in color, coho salmon live
three years, weigh up to 15 pounds (6.8 Kg), and are a popular game fish sought by sport fishers. Coho are known as silvers when caught before full maturity. They are the most popular game fish of the
salmon family, as well as one of the most valuable commercial species.
Orange-Red Flesh
Oil Content: 2% - 12%
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Alaska Pink Salmon (Humpy, Humpback)
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 Living only two years, pinks are the
smallest of the Pacific salmon, weighing up to 5 pounds (2.3 Kg), and have heavily spotted backs over silver bodies. Pink salmon are the most plentiful of the five species.
Pink Flesh
Delicate Texture
Oil Content: 1.4% - 12%
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Alaska Chum Salmon (Keta, Dogs)
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 Resembling sockeye, chum salmon
have black specks over their silvery sides, and faint grid-like bars. They live three to five years, and weigh up to 10 pounds (4.5 Kg). Also known as Keta salmon.
Orange-Pink Flesh
Firm Texture
Delicate Flavour
Oil Content: 2% - 7.3%
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