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Salmon Varieties

 

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Fresh Salmon Varieties & Species

There are six salmon species in North America.  Chefs-Resources provides detailed spec sheets for each salmon.  Follow the links on this page, or in the navigtion menu on the left, to see detailed information for each salmon species.

Atlantic Salmon are an East Coast species which is primarily an aquaculture raised fish due to the limited availability of wild Atlantic Salmon.

Pacific Salmon species include five species:

Wild Salmon River Runs

Wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest have special names for the region they are caught.  Copper River Salmon is the most well known specialty salmon.  The Columbia River King or Spring Run Salmon are also a PNW favorite.  Yukon River Salmon are a popular Alaskan run salmon.

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