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chromer

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Re: Gotta catch me one of these "Ivory Kings"
« Reply #30 on: December 03, 2010, 08:44:59 AM »
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alwaysfishn

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Re: Gotta catch me one of these "Ivory Kings"
« Reply #31 on: December 03, 2010, 09:16:51 AM »
Quote from: chromer on December 03, 2010, 08:44:59 AM
http://www.thinksalmon.com/learn/item/have_you_heard_of_white_fleshed_chinook_salmon1/

http://www.thinksalmon.com/learn/item/why_do_some_salmon_have_white_flesh/

"In some salmon, the gene(s) responsible for depositing carotenoids into muscle are simply missing or present in low amounts. When this happens, salmon flesh won't turn the colour we're accustomed to seeing, and instead appear white, cream, or marbled."

I wonder why the white fleshed salmon seem to have a softer more oily texture than the red fleshed chinook.....
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Re: Gotta catch me one of these "Ivory Kings"
« Reply #32 on: December 04, 2010, 12:18:00 PM »
Our neighbours to the south sometimes call them Tule Chinook.  See:  http://www.fws.gov/gorgefish/springcreek/meetthefish.htm

I once read that the white Springs are a genetic group that only occurs in or near the Columbia as they only occur in this region and don't appear in Alaska or on the Asian side.
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