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Salmon Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anadromous | Are fish that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn |
| Spawn | The reproduction of salmon |
| Natal stream | The home stream of a salmon / where it was born |
| Alevin | A newly spawned salmon or trout still carrying the yolk |
| Fry | Alevin that have developed to the point where they are capable of feeding themselves |
| Smolt | About two years old that is at the stage of development when it assumes the silvery color of the adult and is ready to migrate to the sea. |
| Milt | The semen of a male fish. |
| A.T.U. | Accumulated Thermal Untis |
| Redd | Spawning nest made by a salmon |