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	Keta redirects here. Keta can also refer to a character from the Myst franchise. The chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, is a species Species In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.... of anadromous fish Fish A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins.... in the salmon Salmon Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon.... family Family (biology) In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies.... . It is a Pacific salmon Salmon Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon.... , may also be known as dog salmon or Keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name Silverbrite salmon. The name Chum Salmon comes from the Chinook Jargon Chinook Jargon Chinook Jargon originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread quickly up the West Coast from modern Oregon to the regions now Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.... term tzum, meaning "spotted" or "marked". Appearance They 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 Most Chum Salmon spawn Spawn (biology) Spawning is the production or depositing of large quantities of egg s in water. The process is done by marine animals such as amphibians and fish.... in small streams STREAMS In computer networking, STREAMS is the native framework in UNIX System V for implementing character devices.STREAMS was designed as a modular architecture for implementing full-duplex, bidirectional character I/O between kernel or user space processes and device drivers.... and intertidal zones, . Some Chum travel more than 3,200 km (2,000 miles) up the Yukon River Yukon River The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. Over half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska, with most of the other portion lying in and giving its name to Canada Yukon Territory, and a small part of the river near the source located in British Columbia.... . Chum fry migrate out to sea from March through July, almost immediately after becoming free swimmers. They spend one to three years traveling very long distances in the ocean. These are the last salmon to spawn (November to January). They die about two weeks after they return to the freshwater to spawn. They utilize the lower tributaries of the watershed, tend to build redds in shallow edges of the watercourse and at the tail end of deep pools. The female lays eggs in the redd, the male sprays sperm on the eggs, and the female covers the eggs with gravel. The female can lay up to 4000 eggs. Age Chum can live from 6 to 7 years, and chum in Alaska mature at the age of 5 years. Distribution The chum salmon is found in the north Pacific Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan.... , in the waters of Korea Korea Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.... , and the Okhotsk and Bering Bering Sea The Bering Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean that comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelf.... seas (Kamchatka Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula is a 1,250-kilometer long peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of 472,300 km?. It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west.... , Chukotka Chukotka Chukotka may refer to:Chukchi Peninsula, the northeastern extremity of Asia in the northern part of the Russian Far EastChukotka Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia located on that peninsula... , Kuril Islands Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, is a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately 1,300 km northeast from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean.... , Sakhalin Sakhalin Sakhalin , also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45?50' and 54?24' N. It is part of Russia and is its largest island, administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast.... , Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the drainage basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean.... , Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai also known as Primorye , is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province.... ), British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu .... in Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean.... , and from Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait.... to Oregon Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers.... in the United States United States The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... . Sizes Adult chum usually weigh from 4.4 to 6.6 kg, with an average length of 60 cm. The record for chum is 16 kg and 102 cm and was caught at Edie Pass in British Columbia. Diet Juvenile chum eat zooplankton Zooplankton Zooplankton are the heterotrophic type of plankton. Plankton are organisms drifting in the Pelagic zone of oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water.... and insects. Recent studies show that they also eat comb jellies. Commercial use and value The chum salmon is the least commercially valuable salmon. Despite being extremely plentiful in Alaska, commercial fishers Fisherman A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers shellfish, or captures fish and other animals from a body of water. Worldwide, there are about 38 million Commercial fishing and Artisan fishing fishermen and fish farmers.... often choose not to fish for them because of their low market value. Markets developed for chum from 1984 to 1994 in Japan and northern Europe Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast.... which increased demand, though. They are a traditional source of dried salmon. Conservation In areas other than Alaska there are few groups of healthy chum remaining. This is partially because of dams DAMS Driot-Arnoux Motorsport is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsports. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and former Formula One driver Ren? Arnoux.... , 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. Susceptibility to diseases Chum are thought to be fairly resistant to whirling disease, but it is unclear. See also Salmon Salmon Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon.... Coho salmon Coho salmon The Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family . Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers".... Pink salmon Pink salmon Pink salmon or humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, is a species of Fish migration fish in the Salmonidae family . It is the smallest and most abundant of the Oncorhynchus.... Sockeye salmon Sockeye salmon Sockeye salmon , also called red salmon or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Pacific Ocean. The same species when it occurs in landlocked bodies of water is called the Kokanee.... Trout Trout Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water.... Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, , is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family . It is a Pacific Ocean salmon and is variously known as the king salmon, tyee salmon, Columbia River salmon, black salmon, chub salmon, hook bill salmon, winter salmon, Spring Salmon, ...