Chinook Salmon Spawning Act3 May 2016

[@mccarrollcraft743]

7:03 ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@HarleyPan]

I have a question: how come they tend to mess up their eggs? I feel some of the digging actions actually messed up their eggs. Some got washed out and some got smashed by stones..

[@rickdeckard1075]

money shot

[@KevinBelcher]

In nature they do tend to loose a lot of eggs yes. From the very instant the eggs are laid they are either lost or predated. The percentage of return of adult salmon is way less than one percent.

[@mattpinder2656]

@@KevinBelcher yes. And gravel beds are essential spawning habitat referred to as reds. The eggs hold in small crevasses. Great vid!

[@FattyMateo]

Beautiful shots! That water looks incredible!

[@shedirstar963]

Wow.. water very clear..

[@snarfblattscuttle]

Awesome underwater experience! Thanks for sharing.

[@GS-st9ns]

That is amazing. Nature is doing its work. So much hard work Harry on the species and then die. I wish they could appreciate how much they were admired and how many people they feed

[@CalisthenX]

0:09 ????????

[@mgnruth]

MyNameIs Jeff female is priming the male to release the sperm.

[@J.Qu1ncy]

Meg D that’s the male that vas vibrating tho

[@valeriecarpenter4631]

Q: Do male salmon swim upstream as well? Is spawning the act of "mating" or the act of laying eggs or both? If you could please answer these questions for me; I can not find these answers anywhere. Thank you☺

[@KevinBelcher]

Thanks for the question Chinook salmon in New Zealand have a life cycle that is typical of salmon in the North Pacific. The adults grow to maturity in the sea and migrate upstream to spawn, usually when they are three years old. The spawning run usually occurs in late summer to early autumn. Both males and females return at the same time. They return to the same river system and stream as they were born. The female or "hen" does all the work and digs a nest called a "redd" by fanning the steam bed with her tail. The dominant male or "jack" who has chased off any smaller or inferior jacks spawns or mates with the hen at the very moment she lays her eggs by ejecting his sperm to fertilize the eggs in the nest. The hen then immediately covers the eggs in the nest with stones. Once she has rested and recovered from the exhausting task she digs another nest with her tail and the spawning or mating process is repeated. She will dig more nests and deposit eggs in each until she has expended all her eggs. She then covers over the entire area with stones. The jack then goes in search of other females and will also mate with them if he can. After spawning, which occurs in late autumn, all of the adults die. Juveniles hatch in spring, and typically spend 3 months in fresh water before migrating downstream to enter the ocean in summer. See my other chinook salmon spawning videos especially the May 2018 video which captures the act of mating/spawning in close up detail. Regards Kevin.

[@valeriecarpenter4631]

Kevin Belcher ~ thank you so much for taking the time and giving me such a great detailed response I will definitely check out your other videos I really appreciate you answering my question. My ten-year-old son was asking me and we were trying to find it on the internet and it was just saying that salmon swim upstream and we were thinking that they mate so only the female had to swim upstream your video and response clarified it very well....thank you. You just got a new sub. ❤

[@charlesoto2]

@@KevinBelcher thank you so much for the explanation. I was looking fkr this

[@TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI]

@@KevinBelcher what makes them go and do that? And are they aware they are dying after?

[@KevinBelcher]

@@TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI It's just the natural life cycle of salmon.

[@patkirschbaum1991]

Kevin, this is an incredible video! I am putting together some salmon curriculum for students in Kitsap County, WA, USA and am looking for a photo I can use to introduce the phenomenon of salmon spawning--get the kids interested and asking questions about what's happening before they dive into the lessons to learn about salmon. Would it be ok if I used a screen shot from your video?

[@KevinBelcher]

Hello Pat . Thanks for asking and pleased you enjoyed the video. I also have many other Chinook Salmon spawning videos, the most popular being May 2018. Yes you may use a photo for your presentation. Please put my name in the credits.

[@patkirschbaum1991]

@@KevinBelcher I will DEFINITELY credit you. Thank you so much!

[@patkirschbaum1991]

Is this sufficient or would you prefer different wording? "Screenshot from video taken by Kevin Belcher."

[@KevinBelcher]

@@patkirschbaum1991 Yes that is fine.Good luck with your presentation

[@Quackbagz]

The bucks a hatchery, I can’t tell for the hen

[@arquivosisaias]

This water is poetically clear..

[@josephinebrandt3975]

Quick help the sperm is being spawned at 7:05. You're welcome ;)

[@raptorme9251]

Very good video...bring more..anything from 2017?

[@KevinBelcher]

Only one for 2017 as the return of adult salmon was very poor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eF7dq4aqqdyXibM

[@payt57]

this is amazing video..may i know what camera did you use?

[@KevinBelcher]

I use a GoPro Hero3+ The camera has to be positioned very near the spawning nest to get the best result. The salmon do not seem to worry about it when they in spawning mode.

[@c4snipar]

Wow that water is super clear

[@KevinBelcher]

Yes this spawning stream is spring fed in the headwaters which provides clean clear water.

[@omar-cf9lq]

Did he die or what

[@KevinBelcher]

Yes.All sea run salmon die a few weeks after spawning.That is their natural life cycle.

[@jorgesangil4006]

What camara was used to film this?

[@KevinBelcher]

The camera was a GoPro Hero 3+ Black.It was discretely set up very close to the spawning redd.

[@georggroeg6014]

07:04

[@KevinBelcher]

My other videos also capture similar events.

[@alyssaparmegiani749]

if you think about it, it is kinda like old people having babies

[@Neku628]

Alyssa Parmegiani Aw, that's creepy!

[@lucykapusta6996]

thank u

[@jpb6508]

Mission failed, we will get em next time

[@MollanMedia]

Nice

[@kevinpham8684]

That fish is like we're is the baby coming out going back and forth

[@xyanide1986]

**Mr. Grizz has entered the chat**

[@hahafunny5094]

You know you wanna pog

[@najeebmanalpadam]

😃😃

[@natevision976]

Fish nuts #animal planet

[@SDGJR1980]

Time to get naughty by nature baby.....

[@truehistory405]

waw so clean water nice fishes

[@Jason_special_one]

Cool video 👍🏼sub

[@zoyazarishansari777]

Where are eggs

[@KevinBelcher]

The eggs are deposited into the depression in the gravel.The female salmon then covers them over using her tail.

[@zoyazarishansari777]

oh..... Thanx

[@north-shoregcs3894]

These fish fucking lololol

[@Gman6755]

Gotta love their fish O face!

[@KevinBelcher]

They all seem to do that.Maybe they are posing for the camera????

[@rja62b]

are you sure this shouldn't be on p***hub?