RE: Member Photos
August 22, 2016 at 2:23 pm
(This post was last modified: August 22, 2016 at 2:47 pm by Huggy Bear.)
Real Atlantic salmon is endangered so you're not allowed to catch them in the US. What you're eating is farmed and since wild salmon get their red / pink flesh color from their natural diet, farmed salmon is artificially dyed to look that color.
There are 5 different species of salmon in Alaska
Atlantic Salmon belongs to a different genus.
Dad posing with a Chinook
The only ones Alaskans eat are Chinook (King), Sockeye (Red), and Coho (Silver). Chum (Dog) and Pink (Humpback) are considered trash, Chum is actually fed to the dogs. Recently they re-branded chum to "Keta" to fool unsuspecting consumers.
There are 5 different species of salmon in Alaska
Atlantic Salmon belongs to a different genus.
Dad posing with a Chinook
The only ones Alaskans eat are Chinook (King), Sockeye (Red), and Coho (Silver). Chum (Dog) and Pink (Humpback) are considered trash, Chum is actually fed to the dogs. Recently they re-branded chum to "Keta" to fool unsuspecting consumers.