chum salmon

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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A large salmon of the Pacific coast, Oncorhynchus keta.

Quotations

1954

Most were chum salmon, hook nosed, dark of belly, and soon to spawn. . . .

1964

Chum salmon landings at Prince Rupert last week were more than triple the number reported for the same week in 1963. . . .