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Guide to Identifying Salmon and Char in the Arctic Second Edition © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, 2015. Cat. No. Fs134-21/2015E ISBN 978-1-100-21873-1 All illustrations are by Paul Vecsei and are © Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Cite this report as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2015. Guide to Identifying Salmon and Char in the Arctic, Second Edition. By: P. Vecsei*, K. Dunmall, and J. Reist. 24 pages. * Under contract with DFO for First Edition. Contract #F2402-13 105A Above: Pink Salmon, female Mackenzie River, Spawning Phase Cover illustrations: Top: Arctic Char, Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Silver phase Bottom: Chum Salmon, Mackenzie River, Silver phase About this Guide There are many different kinds of salmon and char and many different local names for the same fish. Salmon and char species breed in fresh water but migrate to the sea to feed and grow. The external appearance of the same fish can look different depending on where and when they are harvested. In the sea, maturing salmon and char exhibit a ‘Silver Phase Colour Pattern’ but when in fresh water they can show a ‘Spawning Phase Colour Pattern’. Char can also show a “Silver Phase Colour Pattern” when in fresh water as they may not spawn each year. Salmon are being increasingly harvested in the Canadian Arctic. The numbers, kinds, and locations of salmon being harvested appear to be changing. Therefore, the presence of salmon may be indicating wider changes in the oceans or in the rivers. Monitoring variations in salmon harvest patterns in the Canadian Arctic will help us prepare for and adapt to a future, and perhaps different, Arctic environment. Increasing numbers of salmon may offer the possibility of new fisheries and may also interact with native fishes such as char. These increasing salmon harvests also indicate the need for outreach products to aid local fishers and community members for monitoring purposes. The purposes of this guide are to assist in: 1. Differentiating among Pacific salmon, Atlantic Salmon, and char; 2. Identifying among the different kinds of Pacific salmon; 3. Identifying among the different kinds of char. Printed on waterproof paper; use pencil to make notes. How to Use this Guide Identifying among different kinds of fish can be difficult. There is a great deal of variation in colour patterns, sizes, and shapes within the different species of salmon and char. Therefore, if something does not exactly fit these descriptions or illustrations, it may not be new or different. However, if the fish is unlike anything that is commonly known in that area, please bring it to a Fisheries and Oceans Office for identification. Providing the actual fish to Fisheries and Oceans Canada will: 1) greatly assist in species identification, especially if the fish is difficult to identify; and 2) provide tissue samples for genetic testing to identify species, if necessary. If you have harvested a salmon, please report it to your local Fisheries and Oceans Canada Office with the date and location of capture. This will help research on climate change in the Arctic by documenting changes where salmon are harvested, how many are captured each year, and what kinds of salmon are appearing. Names of Fish Parts Used in this Guide side or body back head tail gill cover fins Quick Guide to Identifying Salmon species OR Char species No white edge on these fins OR White edge on these fins OR Ocean Phase (silver body colour) OR Spawning Phase (vivid red or black body colour) Darker pattern or black Lighter pattern or light spots on a lighter spots on a darker background background body colour body colour Salmon Species (Silver Phase) OR No spots on a Black spots on a lighter background lighter background body colour body colour No white edge on these fins Pacific salmon Atlantic Salmon (all species; Silver Phase) (Silver Phase) OR No black spots on gill cover Black spots on gill cover Char Species (Silver Phase) OR Lighter pattern or Lighter pattern or big light spots on a darker small light spots on a background body colour darker background body colour White edge on these fins Pacific salmon (Silver Phase) Black spots 10 cm Black spots on top and bottom of tail Chinook Salmon Black spots Black spots on top of tail No spots on bottom of tail Coho Salmon Big black spots Worm-like dark pattern on tail Pink Salmon Grayish back No spots Chum Salmon on tail or back Bluish back Sockeye Salmon Atlantic Salmon (Silver Phase) Black spots 10 cm No spots on tail Atlantic Salmon Note: Atlantic salmon can be identified by the presence of black spots on the gill cover. Pacific salmon may have black spots but never on the gill cover. Char do not have black spots. Black spots on gill cover of Atlantic Salmon Char Species (Silver Phase) Big light spots or blotches on body ) fresh water fresh Arctic Char 10 cm Small light spots on body No dark spots on tail Dolly Varden Small light spots on body Anadromous Anadromous be (can foundocean inthe or in Deeply forked tail Lake Trout Light spots on body onlywater) infresh Lake Trout Small light spots (found on body No dark Large, spots on wide tail anadromous anadromous - head Non Bull Trout Salmon Species (Spawning Phase) OR Dark pattern on a Black spots on a lighter background lighter body colour background body colour No white edge on these fins Pacific salmon Atlantic Salmon (all species; Spawning Phase) (Spawning Phase) OR Upper jaw longer Lower jaw has abrupt hook than lower jaw Char Species (Spawning Phase) OR Lighter pattern or Lighter pattern or big light spots on a small light spots on a darker background body darker colour background body colour White edge on these fins Lower jaw longer than upper jaw Pacific salmon (Spawning Phase) Features and colours shown for male fish. Female fish are similar but features and colours are less pronounced. 10 cm Black spots Black spots on top and bottom of tail Chinook Salmon Black spots Black spots on top of tail No spots on bottom of tail Coho Salmon Big black spots and Worm-like dark Males have pattern on tail hump Pink Salmon No spots, red pattern on sides No spots on tail Chum Salmon No spots, red colour on back No spots on tail Green head Sockeye Salmon Atlantic Salmon (Spawning Phase) Features and colours shown for male fish. Female fish are similar but features and colours are less pronounced. Black and red spots 10 cm No black spots on tail but Elongated red or brown markings present Atlantic Salmon Note: Atlantic salmon can be identified by the presence of black and red spots or red markings on the gill cover. Pacific salmon may have black spots but never on the gill cover. Char do not have black spots. Close up of scales showing black and red markings on Atlantic Salmon Char Species (Spawning Phase) Features and colours shown for male fish. Female fish are similar but features and colours are less pronounced. Big light spots 10 cm on body Arctic Char Light spots with red center No dark spots on tail Dolly Varden Small light spots on body Deeply forked tail Lake Trout Small light spots on body No dark spots on tail Bull Trout Fish Included in this Guide Category Scientific Common Names Name English French Local Salmon Oncorhynchus Chum Salmon Saumon Kéta Dog salmon, keta Dog fish, Shii (G), łue metth’ę detsili (S), geo sahba (S), Paiirluq (In) Oncorhynchus Pink Salmon Saumon Rose gorbuscha Oncorhynchus Sockeye Saumon nerka Salmon Rouge Oncorhynchus Chinook Saumon tshawytscha Salmon Chinook, Saumon Quinnat Oncorhynchus Coho Salmon Saumon Coho kisutch Salmo salar Atlantic Saumon de Salmon l’Atlantique Char Salvelinus Arctic Char Omble Qalukpik, alpinus Chevalier Evitaruk (In). Erlakukpik, Kaloarpok, Ivatarak (I) and others*. Salvelinus Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Dhik’ii (G), malma Qalukpik, malma Evitaruk (In). Salvelinus Bull Trout Omble à Tête Bull Char confluentus Plate Salvelinus Lake Trout Touladi Vit (G), łuezǫ namaycush (S), Lake Char In = Inuvialuktun, I = Inuktitut, G = Gwich’in, S = South Slavey * For more information, see: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist. 2004. Annotated list of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2674: iv + 112 p. Guidelines for Taking Photographs of Fish for Species Identification It is very difficult to identify a fish to species using a photograph. If you are uncertain about a species of fish, please provide the actual specimen to a DFO office so that the species can be identified and tissue is available for genetic testing to verify species identification, if necessary. If that is not possible, please follow these guidelines and provide the photographs to DFO to assist with species identification. Step 1: Lay the fish on a FLAT SURFACE - ideally the floor – with the left side facing up. If the fish is frozen, put a small amount of water on the side facing up to melt the frost. Step 2: Stand DIRECTLY ABOVE the fish and ZOOM IN so what you want to photograph (i.e., the whole fish, the tail or the head) fills the view from the camera. Step 3: Take a photograph of 1) the whole fish, 2) only the tail, and 3) only the head. Step 4: Please email or bring your 3 photos to your local DFO Office along with the date and location of capture. Chum Salmon harvested in Mackenzie River near Norman Wells, 2011 For more information: Muir, A. M., P. Vecsei and C. C. Krueger.
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