Sockeye Salmon Photo, Oncorhynchus nerka

A school of sockeye salmon, swimming up the Adams River to spawn, where they will lay eggs and die. Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, Oncorhynchus nerka, natural history stock photograph, photo id 26146 Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light TableClick To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Earth. You must have Google Earth installed for this feature to work correctly.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Maps.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Live Search Maps.


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A school of sockeye salmon, swimming up the Adams River to spawn, where they will lay eggs and die. Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Stock Photo: 26146  -?- 
Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Lat/Long: N 050° 53' 59.63", W 119° 34' 12.66" (Coordinates: 50.89990°, -119.57018°)
Format: Digital 16:9
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