Essays on Chinook Salmon

Abstract

The Chinook or king salmon is a high-value seafood choice given its fat content and nutritional value. The global shift to healthy diets and sustainable food sources has increased the worldwide demand for the king salmon significantly. Increased harvesting of this species has led to declining populations that threaten sustainability. Farmed Chinook, particularly from New Zealand, has helped in meeting the high demand while preserving the wild Chinook. Although policies, rules, and regulations are effective means of ensuring that the king salmon is not overharvested, and its habitats are well conserved, there is a need for consumer awareness to ...

In a study aimed at determining the impact of definite states on the tensile properties of the white muscle of cultured Chinook salmon, a report was made (Jerret, Stevens and Holland, 1996). The aforementioned research paper covers the research methods used, results and the general conclusion. This paper critique covers a review on the problems noted in the experimental design, importance of the results and the future study as well.

Problems in the Experimental design

Interestingly, when fish recruited the white muscle they shifted from their ‘steady’ state to a 'busty' state. Subsequent work on the fish showed that the intermediate pink muscle was ...

The Chinook salmon is a great example of how restocking can create a viable fish population. Chinook salmon range naturally in United States from California to Alaska. However, South Dakota’s population is landlocked so how did they get there? The answer lies in the process of stocking. In 1967 the first attempts were made to stock the Great Lakes with Chinook salmon. After it was seen that the program was a viable one, the eggs from Great Lake area Chinook salmon were collected and reared before being released in South Dakota’s Lake Oahe and other preselected areas. The first ...