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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Oncorbynchus gorbuscha French: Saumon rose German: Buckellachs Spanish: Salmon rosado Russian: Gorbusha Japanese: Karafutomasu

Description

Also called humpback or humpies, pink salmon are the most abundant of the commercially important salmon in the Pacific Ocean. Pinks are also the smallest of the salmon, averaging less than 1.5 kg (3 lbs) Like all salmon pinks are anadromous.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: United States, Canada, Russia Primary Consumers United States, England, Netherlands	An average of 100 million fish are harvested annually.

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
If demand increases pink salmon production both wild and cultured will likely increase.	-----

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