SaveSave Our Our WildWild Salmon Salmon

It’s Up to You!

SaveSave Our Wild Salmon Our Wild Salmon

It’s Up to You! Goals: Wild vs. Farmed? Eat Wild - It’s Good For You! Survival of Wild? What Can You Do?

What Makes What Makes WildWild Salmon Salmon Unique?Unique?

• Live in both fresh Live in both fresh and salt waterand salt water

• Spawn in fresh Spawn in fresh waterwater

• Smolts are Smolts are adolescent salmonadolescent salmon

• Stop in estuariesStop in estuaries

• Live 1-7 years in Live 1-7 years in open oceanopen ocean

Spawning of Spawning of WildWild SalmonSalmon

• Return to the same stream of Return to the same stream of birthbirth

• Salmon only spawn onceSalmon only spawn once

• Don’t eat while migratingDon’t eat while migrating

• Die shortly after spawningDie shortly after spawning

Spawning JourneySpawning Journey

• Can be hundreds of miles longCan be hundreds of miles long

• May travel up to 2,400 miles May travel up to 2,400 miles inlandinland

• Thousands of eggs laidThousands of eggs laid

• Nests are called reddsNests are called redds

There are Five Kinds of Pacific There are Five Kinds of Pacific Coast Coast WildWild Salmon Salmon

• Chinook, also known as Chinook, also known as KingKing

• Chum, also known as DogChum, also known as Dog

• Coho, also known as SilverCoho, also known as Silver

• PinkPink

• SockeyeSockeye

(Also Masu and Amago, off the (Also Masu and Amago, off the Asian continent)Asian continent)

Central Coast Central Coast WildWild Salmon Salmon

• ChinookChinook

• CohoCoho

• Steelhead Trout - close relativesSteelhead Trout - close relatives

What’s the difference between What’s the difference between wildwild and farmed salmon? and farmed salmon?

WildWild salmon salmon::

• Born in streamsBorn in streams

• Live in open oceanLive in open ocean

• Eat a natural dietEat a natural diet

• Many speciesMany species

What’s the difference between What’s the difference between wildwild and farmed salmon? and farmed salmon?

Farmed salmonFarmed salmon::

• Spend lives in Spend lives in captivitycaptivity

• Eat manufactured Eat manufactured foodfood

• Eat ground-up dead Eat ground-up dead salmonsalmon

• Are fed red dye Are fed red dye

• Are non-native speciesAre non-native species

WildWild Salmon Are Higher Than Salmon Are Higher Than Any Other Fish in Omega 3 OilsAny Other Fish in Omega 3 Oils

• Lowers cholesterolLowers cholesterol

• Decreases blood clotting factorsDecreases blood clotting factors

• Increases relaxation in arteriesIncreases relaxation in arteries

• Decreases the inflammatory process Decreases the inflammatory process in blood vesselsin blood vessels

WildWild Salmon Are Salmon Are Heart Healthy Heart Healthy !!

Other Health Benefits of Other Health Benefits of WildWild SalmonSalmon

• Naturally high in many essential Naturally high in many essential vitaminsvitamins

• Contain a wide variety of mineralsContain a wide variety of minerals

• Excellent source of proteinExcellent source of protein

• Fats are predominantly healthy Fats are predominantly healthy unsaturated fatsunsaturated fats

Dangers to Dangers to WildWild Salmon from Salmon from Farmed SalmonFarmed Salmon

Farmed salmon:Farmed salmon:

• Raised in rivers home to native speciesRaised in rivers home to native species

• Escapees crowd out wild salmonEscapees crowd out wild salmon

• Host diseases and parasites Host diseases and parasites

• Antibiotics and pesticides endanger Antibiotics and pesticides endanger ecosystemecosystem

• Waste from pens pollute environmentWaste from pens pollute environment

What What WildWild Salmon Need to Salmon Need to SurviveSurvive

•Abundant water in rivers in order to spawn and create their nests

•Clean, cool river water

•Barrier-free rivers

•Healthy estuaries

Man, Man, WildWild Salmon’s Worst Salmon’s Worst EnemyEnemy• Diversion of water from riversDiversion of water from rivers

• DamsDams

• Building near stream bedsBuilding near stream beds

• DeforestationDeforestation

The Effect of Large Dams on The Effect of Large Dams on WildWild Salmon Salmon

• Stop salmon Stop salmon migration migration

• Prevent stream Prevent stream flow to spawning flow to spawning locationslocations

• Reduce available Reduce available habitat for habitat for wildwild salmonsalmon

The Effect of Small, Seasonal The Effect of Small, Seasonal DamsDams

• Constructed for Constructed for a variety of a variety of purposespurposes

• Reduce stream Reduce stream habitat habitat

• Diminish stream Diminish stream water qualitywater quality

Other Human Activities Other Human Activities Affect Affect WildWild Salmon Salmon

•Chemicals can kill wild salmon

•Urban development causes runoff water

•Runoff water pollutes rivers

•Runoff water destroys wild salmon habitat

Ways You Can Prevent Runoff Ways You Can Prevent Runoff and Protect and Protect WildWild Salmon: Salmon: GardenGarden

• Eliminate the use of pesticidesEliminate the use of pesticides

• Water lawns and gardens carefullyWater lawns and gardens carefully

• Plant treesPlant trees

• Avoid landscaping plastic Avoid landscaping plastic

• Limit use of bark mulchLimit use of bark mulch

• Sweep walkways and drivewaysSweep walkways and driveways

Ways to Protect Ways to Protect WildWild Salmon Habitat: AutomotiveSalmon Habitat: Automotive

• Keep your exhaust cleanKeep your exhaust clean

• Fix leaky crankcases and Fix leaky crankcases and transmissionstransmissions

• Use low phosphate soaps when Use low phosphate soaps when you wash your caryou wash your car

• Recycle used crankcase oilRecycle used crankcase oil

Ways to Protect Ways to Protect WildWild Salmon: Salmon: BoatingBoating

• Fix hoses quicklyFix hoses quickly• Pressure wash and paint in dry dockPressure wash and paint in dry dock• Use tarps to catch pollutants Use tarps to catch pollutants • Never discharge sewageNever discharge sewage• Fill gas tanks only 90 per cent fullFill gas tanks only 90 per cent full• Catch any overflow with fuel Catch any overflow with fuel

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Get Involved!Get Involved!

• Join local salmon enhancement Join local salmon enhancement groupsgroups

• Participate in creek cleanups Participate in creek cleanups

• Buy Buy wildwild salmon salmon

• Use less water Use less water

• Reduce your contribution to runoff Reduce your contribution to runoff pollutionpollution

WildWild Salmon: Salmon: It’s Up to You!It’s Up to You!

• Clean streamsClean streams

• Abundant WaterAbundant Water

• Barrier-Free CreeksBarrier-Free Creeks

• Healthy Healthy WildWild SalmonSalmon

Funding for this Program Provided by Central Funding for this Program Provided by Central California Joint Cable/Fisheries Liaison CommitteeCalifornia Joint Cable/Fisheries Liaison Committee

Central Coast Women for Fisheries, Inc.

430 Quintana Road, #106

Morro Bay, Ca 93442

www.womenforfish.org