Save Our Wild Salmon It’s Up to You!

Save Our Wild Salmon It’s Up to You! Goals: Wild vs. Farmed? Eat Wild - It’s Good For You! Survival of Wild? What Can You Do?

What Makes Wild Salmon Unique? Live in both fresh and salt water Live in both fresh and salt water Spawn in fresh water Spawn in fresh water Smolts are adolescent salmon Smolts are adolescent salmon Stop in estuaries Stop in estuaries Live 1-7 years in open ocean Live 1-7 years in open ocean

Spawning of Wild Salmon Return to the same stream of birth Return to the same stream of birth Salmon only spawn once Salmon only spawn once Don’t eat while migrating Don’t eat while migrating Die shortly after spawning Die shortly after spawning

Spawning Journey Can be hundreds of miles long Can be hundreds of miles long May travel up to 2,400 miles inland May travel up to 2,400 miles inland Thousands of eggs laid Thousands of eggs laid Nests are called redds Nests are called redds

There are Five Kinds of Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Chinook, also known as King Chinook, also known as King Chum, also known as Dog Chum, also known as Dog Coho, also known as Silver Coho, also known as Silver Pink Pink Sockeye Sockeye (Also Masu and Amago, off the Asian continent) (Also Masu and Amago, off the Asian continent)

Central Coast Wild Salmon Chinook Chinook Coho Coho Steelhead Trout - close relatives Steelhead Trout - close relatives

What’s the difference between wild and farmed salmon? Wild salmon : Born in streams Born in streams Live in open ocean Live in open ocean Eat a natural diet Eat a natural diet Many species Many species

What’s the difference between wild and farmed salmon? Farmed salmon : Spend lives in captivity Spend lives in captivity Eat manufactured food Eat manufactured food Eat ground-up dead salmon Eat ground-up dead salmon Are fed red dye Are fed red dye Are non-native species Are non-native species

Wild Salmon Are Higher Than Any Other Fish in Omega 3 Oils Lowers cholesterol Lowers cholesterol Decreases blood clotting factors Decreases blood clotting factors Increases relaxation in arteries Increases relaxation in arteries Decreases the inflammatory process in blood vessels Decreases the inflammatory process in blood vessels

Wild Salmon Are Heart Healthy !

Other Health Benefits of Wild Salmon Naturally high in many essential vitamins Naturally high in many essential vitamins Contain a wide variety of minerals Contain a wide variety of minerals Excellent source of protein Excellent source of protein Fats are predominantly healthy unsaturated fats Fats are predominantly healthy unsaturated fats

Dangers to Wild Salmon from Farmed Salmon Farmed salmon: Raised in rivers home to native species Raised in rivers home to native species Escapees crowd out wild salmon Escapees crowd out wild salmon Host diseases and parasites Host diseases and parasites Antibiotics and pesticides endanger ecosystem Antibiotics and pesticides endanger ecosystem Waste from pens pollute environment Waste from pens pollute environment

What Wild Salmon Need to Survive Abundant water in rivers in order to spawn and create their nests Clean, cool river water Barrier-free rivers Healthy estuaries

Man, Wild Salmon’s Worst Enemy Diversion of water from rivers Diversion of water from rivers Dams Dams Building near stream beds Building near stream beds Deforestation Deforestation

The Effect of Large Dams on Wild Salmon Stop salmon migration Stop salmon migration Prevent stream flow to spawning locations Prevent stream flow to spawning locations Reduce available habitat for wild salmon Reduce available habitat for wild salmon

The Effect of Small, Seasonal Dams Constructed for a variety of purposes Constructed for a variety of purposes Reduce stream habitat Reduce stream habitat Diminish stream water quality Diminish stream water quality

Other Human Activities Affect Wild Salmon Chemicals can kill wild salmon Urban development causes runoff water Runoff water pollutes rivers Runoff water destroys wild salmon habitat

Ways You Can Prevent Runoff and Protect Wild Salmon: Garden Eliminate the use of pesticides Eliminate the use of pesticides Water lawns and gardens carefully Water lawns and gardens carefully Plant trees Plant trees Avoid landscaping plastic Avoid landscaping plastic Limit use of bark mulch Limit use of bark mulch Sweep walkways and driveways Sweep walkways and driveways

Ways to Protect Wild Salmon Habitat: Automotive Keep your exhaust clean Keep your exhaust clean Fix leaky crankcases and transmissions Fix leaky crankcases and transmissions Use low phosphate soaps when you wash your car Use low phosphate soaps when you wash your car Recycle used crankcase oil Recycle used crankcase oil

Ways to Protect Wild Salmon: Boating Fix hoses quickly Fix hoses quickly Pressure wash and paint in dry dock Pressure wash and paint in dry dock Use tarps to catch pollutants Use tarps to catch pollutants Never discharge sewage Never discharge sewage Fill gas tanks only 90 per cent full Fill gas tanks only 90 per cent full Catch any overflow with fuel absorbent pads Catch any overflow with fuel absorbent pads

Get Involved! Join local salmon enhancement groups Join local salmon enhancement groups Participate in creek cleanups Participate in creek cleanups Buy wild salmon Buy wild salmon Use less water Use less water Reduce your contribution to runoff pollution Reduce your contribution to runoff pollution

Wild Salmon: It’s Up to You! Clean streams Clean streams Abundant Water Abundant Water Barrier-Free Creeks Barrier-Free Creeks Healthy Wild Salmon Healthy Wild Salmon

Funding for this Program Provided by Central California Joint Cable/Fisheries Liaison Committee Central Coast Women for Fisheries, Inc. 430 Quintana Road, #106 Morro Bay, Ca