Sockeye Salmon (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Sockeye Salmon

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One additional year in the ocean makes a big difference in the size of salmon, as seen in these two female sockeye salmon from Pick Creek, Alaska. The top salmon spent three years at sea, the other two years.

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Andrew Hendry

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