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Where do you find a salmon’s dorsal fin?
Its back
What is the name of the building where salmon eggs grow?
A hatchery
What do you call a doctor who keeps salmon healthy?
A veterinarian.
Sunny is a rare blue salmon. What other animals are sometimes blue?
Crabs and lobsters.
How does an Atlantic salmon breathe underwater?
Using its gills.
How do salmon get from the hatchery to the farm on the sea?
Tanker trucks.
What is the water like on the farm on the sea?
It’s cold and salty.
Who checks to make sure the underwater net pens are ok?
SCUBA divers
What type of boat carries the food to the salmon farm?
A feed barge
What do you call an animal that hunts and eats other animals?
A predator. Examples are sharks and seals.
Why do salmon sleep with their eyes open?
They don’t have eyelids.
What does the special scientific name Salmo Salar mean?
It means “leaper” because salmon love to jump out of the water.
How many smolts can one tanker truck hold?
16,000 smolts
How long does it take for a salmon to grow from an egg into an adult?
About three years.
What protects the salmon from predators like seals?
Nets above and below the water protect salmon from predators.
How do you know a fry has become a parr?
A parr will have fingerprint marks on its side