Sockeye Salmon Life Cycle at Life

Sockeye Salmon Life Cycle. Adult sockeye will spend two to three years in the ocean before returning to freshwater. In alaska, most sockeye salmon return to spawn in june and july in freshwater drainages that contain one or more lakes.

Eggs in gravel alevin within gravel fry move to ponds smolts adapt to salt water young adults The journey back to freshwater requires a difficult upstream swim, and salmon. Sockeye salmon spend one to four years in fresh water and one to three years in the ocean.

Student Lesson 3 THE SALMON LIFE CYCLE IN DEPTH

Travel to alaska with chris kratt to learn about the unique life cycle of the sockeye salmon. Sockeye salmon spend one to four years in fresh water and one to three years in the ocean. Males develop dhooked jaws, sharp canine. Riverine sockeye juveniles tend to migrate to the ocean after a few months in freshwater.