John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

When do salmon jump?

Salmon that have inherited the genetic characteristic to jump when they near their home stream are more likely than those who cannot jump to make it upstream and spawn. They then pass along this trait to jump to their offspring. Evolution has selected this jumping trait. The next thing we wanted the answer to was, …

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How salmon migrate?

From streams to the sea and back. Most salmon are anadromous: They are born in streams, dine on aquatic insects and then make their way downstream to live the majority An uphill journey to spawn. Anadromous salmons’ arduous journey upstream to reproduce can cover several thousand miles. Some additional items to keep in mind are: …

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Are salmon freshwater?

Salmon are intensively farmed in many parts of the world. Typically, salmon are anadromous: they hatch in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, then return to fresh water to reproduce. However, populations of several species are restricted to fresh water throughout their lives. While we were reading we ran into the question “What do salmon …

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Are salmon sharks dangerous?

As with other species from the Lamnidae family, salmon sharks could be potentially dangerous due to their size. Endangerment It is not certain as to what extent the salmon shark must be considered an endangered species. However, their populations could be threatened because they are fished by Japanese longline fishermen in the northern Pacific. With …

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