The sockeye salmon (), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers …

Apr 1, 2025 · Sockeye is one of the smaller species of Pacific salmon, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 feet in length and weighing 4 to 15 pounds. Kokanee (non-anadromous sockeye) rarely exceed 1.2 …

With bright red bodies, green heads and hooked jaws exhibited by spawning adults, sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) are a truly iconic salmon species. Sockeye are also the third most …

Sockeye prefer to spawn in rivers that have a lake in the system. It’s common for them to lay their eggs along lake beaches in addition to rivers and streams. Most populations of Sockeye …

Sockeye salmon are one of the smaller species of Pacific salmon, measuring 18 to 31inches in length and weighing 4-15 pounds. Sea-going sockeye salmon have iridescent silver flanks, a …

Like all Pacific salmon, the sockeye salmon is anadromous, migrating from the ocean to the rivers and streams they were born to spawn. It is during this process they change color to their iconic …

Sockeye salmon range from the northern Bering Sea to Japan and from Alaska southward to California. The sockeye migrate more than 1,600 km (1,000 miles) upriver to spawn in lakes or …