Heilongjiang Chum Salmon

Chum salmon, also called dog salmon, is a famous special product in the Heilongjiang River and the Wusuli River in Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. It is a kind of migratory fish. Mature adult chum is usually about 25 inches in length and 10 pounds in weight.
Chum salmon has peculiar behavior. In spring, the infant salmons journey to the sea. After living for 3-5 years in the sea, they migrate back to their birthplace to spawn, and soon after that they die.
In autumn (usually September to October), fledged chum salmons migrate in groups to Heilongjiang River to spawn. The chum salmons captured weigh nearly 3.5-4 kg in average.The fish is delicious. It is lack of fishbone, but abundant in alimentation, especially in protein. Its eggs contains plenty of phosphate, calcium and vitamin A and D, etc., which are a precious and nutritious food called Red Fish Eggs after being processed.