Fluorescent red Kokanee Salmon on display as they spawn

Kokanee Salmon are shown in the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, along the Strawberry River, about 20 miles southeast of Heber City, Utah. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources operates the Strawberry River fish trap where wildlife technicians collect eggs and milt from the Kokanee Salmon at spawning time. The salmon run goes from the end of August till October. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah wildlife technicians are trapping Kokanee Salmon near a mountain reservoir this week and collecting their eggs and milt at spawning time.

A Kokanee salmon swims up stream during the spawning period Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, along the Strawberry River, about 20 miles southeast of Heber City, Utah. The salmon run goes from the end of August till October. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The fish’s transformation from a silver color to fluorescent red was on display Wednesday at a fish trap along the Strawberry River, about 20 miles southeast of Heber City, Utah.

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Heaton Jolley says the fish eggs and milt, or sperm, are sent to a fish hatchery. Once the hatchery-raised fish are big enough, they are sent to lakes around the state.

Jolley says the hatchery-raised salmon have an 80-90% chance of becoming adult fish, compared to 5-10% chance for the salmon in the wild.

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1 Comment

  • Warren September 20, 2019 at 12:30 am Reply

    This is ‘getting your money’s worth
    and displays the result of keeping
    streams clean. Thank you.

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