Sockeye Salmon

Alternative Names: Red Salmon, Kokanee salmon

Monterey Bay Recommendation: Many choices, but all are listed as best choice or good alternative.

Uses in Cooking: Sockeye is good for any cooking method except for deep frying, since it contains plenty of its own oil.

Similar Fish: King Salmon, Coho Salmon, Arctic Char

Description: These are the most full flavored and deep red colored of all the salmon. Dense and meaty, these fish are very forgiving for the cook.

Fun Facts: Sockeye salmon are one of the few animals that have conflicting factors of natural selection based on a single feature. Larger males are preferred by females and are more likely to breed. Larger males are also favored by bears and are thus, less likely to survive long enough to breed. So depending on the level of predation, size may be a positive or a negative.