pink salmon

A salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) of Pacific waters having silvery sides with black spots on the back and tail fin, the male of which has a conspicuous dorsal hump during the spawning season. Also called humpback salmon.

[From the color of its flesh, and perhaps also from the pink stripe developed by the male during the spawning season .]

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pink salmon

1. (Animals) any salmon having pale pink flesh, esp Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, of the Pacific Ocean

2. (Animals) the flesh of such a fish

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pink′ salm′on

a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males.

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But, while the numbers of pink salmon that have been caught so far are less than previously, fishery managers have warned that this is the peak month for catches and they are turning up on rivers where they were not found before.

Alien fish in Scots rivers

Pink salmon are native to the Pacific Ocean but have spread to parts of northern Europe after being released into rivers in Russia in the 1960s.

Pink salmon spreading to Scots rivers

AN alert has gone out to North East anglers and fishermen over a potential influx of invasive Pacific pink salmon into the region's rivers and coastal waters.

Anglers warned of dangers posed by pink salmon

Four pink salmon were seen in the North East: in the River Wear, River Tyne and the River Coquet in Northumberland.

Why Pacific pink salmon invasion could spell disaster for our native fish; Anglers and fishermen asked to keep an eye out for pink salmon and report any that they find, with fears for our native Atlantic salmon

David Mee, specialist fisheries advisor for NRW, said: "It's quite unusual to find pink salmon in our waters, this may be the first in some 30 years, though there were numerous reports around the UK and Ireland in 2017 "I'd urge netsmen and anglers to contact us if they see any non-native salmon in the waters, with a date, location and, if possible a photograph, which would really help us identify them and build up a picture of where they may be."

Pink salmon caught in Welsh waters for first time in almost 30 years; ...But anglers are being urged to kill them in case they pose threat

A pink salmon has been caught in Chester waters for the first time in 30 years.

Pink salmon caught in Chester waters for first time in 30 years; Rare catch made in the River Dee at the Chester fish trap monitoring station

Only 12 pink salmon have been caught so far, which is much fewer than had been expected.

Fears of alien salmon invasion in rivers; ECOLOGY

NATURAL Resources Wales (NRW) is urging netsmen and anglers to report any unusual catches after the first pink salmon was caught in Welsh waters for decades.

Call to fishermen as pink salmon is caught in Welsh waters

A PINK salmon has been caught in Welsh waters for the first time in 30 years.

Pink salmon caught in Welsh waters for first time in almost 30 years; ...BUT ANGLERS ARE BEING URGED TO KILL THEM BY NRW

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The other threat comes from the Pacific pink salmon, which was introduced to several Russian rivers more than 60 years ago.

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