The diagram below shows the life cycle of a salmon, from eggs to adult fish.

The given diagram illustrates various stages in the

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of a

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.

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, there are seven main steps in the development of the

salmon

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over approximately eight years, from

eggs

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to mature fish. It is

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noticeable that the natural process lasts from hatching

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to being mature and spawning. In the first stage of the

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cycle, in the freshwater environment,

eggs

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take around three months to hatch into the baby

salmon

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, which is called the Alevin. After that, it feeds off the yolk sac for several weeks and spends five to ten weeks developing into the Fry and having the ability to swim. In the following steps of the

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cycle, the

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experiences some physical changes. It develops " finger" markings. One to ten years later, it grows quickly in size and heads out to the sea. After the smolt period, the adult stays in the ocean

between

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for between

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one and six years.

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, the

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reaches the spawning adult period when it returns to the freshwater environment in order to lay

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and die within two weeks and the

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cycle starts again