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Anadromous

For Anadromous we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Climate, Fish, Fishing Industry and Salmon.

Fish that spend their adult lives in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce.

Fish that hatch rear in fresh water, migrate to the ocean (salt water) to grow and mature, and migrate back to fresh water to spawn and reproduce.

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Meaning fish that hatch in streams or lakes, move to salt water and return to spawn in fresh water. All Pacific salmon are anadromous.

A fish that spends part of its life in fresh water and part of its life in salt water (see Salmon Life Cycle)

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