Northeast Pacific
Albatross
The largest wingspan of any bird in the world!
Salmon
Returns upstream every year to spawn
Chimaera
Also called ghost shark
Rockfish
These fish can grow up to three feet long!
Shark
No shark species has any bones in their bodies
Sawfish
Sawfish teeth keep growing as the fish gets older
Tarpon
Its genus dates back to the Cretaceous period – 113 million years ago
Eel
Eels can be a mere few inches long to 13 feet!
Sturgeon
Large species can swallow whole salmon
Humpback Whale
The humpback whale makes complex, beautiful songs with its throat
Killer Whale
An adult orca eats up to 300 pounds of food each day
Sardines
Schools of sardines can be miles long and are often visible from an airplane
Angelfish
95% of angelfish eat sponges
Hagfish
Can use slime to suffocate marine predators or escape capture
Anchovies
November 12th is celebrated as National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
Herring
People enjoy the taste of the oily fish in many different ways including pickled, smoked, salted, dried and fermented.
Codfish
They eat other fish