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This bingo card has a free space and 24 words: Alevin-Larval salmon that have hatched but not completely absorbed their yolk sacs and usually have not yet emerged from the gravel., Anadramous-Salmon that migrate up rivers from the sea to spawn in fresh water., Crustaceans-Aquatic animals such as shrimp, crabs, barnacles, etc. They have hard outer shells and jointed legs., Estuary-A region where salt water from the ocean is mixed with fresh water from a river or stream., Fertilize-To make the female salmon’s eggs ready to grow by spreading the male’s milt over them., Fish Ladders-Built to provide salmon with a way around hydroelectric dams and other obstructions by a series of pools arranged in stair step fashion., Fry-Life stage of salmon between the alevin and parr stages., Hydroelectric dams-Dams that generate electricity for people by converting the renergy of running water into electric power and pose significant obstacles for migrating fish., Juvenile Fish Bypass System-Installed on some hydroelectric dams to guide young salmon away from turbines and safely to the river below the dams., Kelt or Spawn out salmon-A spent of exhausted salmon after spawning and nearing its demise., Kokanee-Land locked sockeye salmon., Milt-Milk colored substance that contains the male salmon’s sperm which fertilizes the female’s eggs., Orca whales-Orca whales, or killer whales is a toothed whale, that reaches about 10 feet in length. Salmon are principle part of their diet., Parr-Life stage of a salmon between fry and smolt stages generally reached by the end of the first summer of their life., Parr marks-Dark vertical bars of the sides of young salmon., Redd- a nest for egg deposition which the female salmon digs in the gravel of a stream bottom using its tail., Riparian Habitat-Areas next to natural water courses what are full of plants, trees and other vegetation that help keep the water cool an provide fish and wildlife habitat., Semelparous-An animal (salmon are one) which spawn/reproduce only once in their lifetime., Broodstock-Mature salmon from which milt and roe are extracted to make the next generation of fish., Salmon Cannon-A new technology that allows for easier passage over dams and other obstacles and may open the way to reintroduce salmon in places they have become extinct., Smolt-Life stage of salmon between parr and adult stages. They are silver in color and migrate to the sea., Spawn/Spawning –The act of producing a new generation of salmon. Females dig reds in stream gravel and deposit eggs; males cover the eggs with milt to fertilize them., Spawning grounds-Area where salmon spawn. Many traditional spawning grounds have been ruined by human activity. and Woody debris-Logs, branches or sticks that fall or hang into streams that provides cover as well as provide food and plants that young salmon feed upon..

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