September 14th, 2007, 07:35 AM
See? Who's the man? That's right... T.
Quoting Tonington
Salmon and trout are in the same family, salmonidae. A steelhead is an anadromous strain of rainbow trout, ie. they are born in the fresh water and grow large to maturity in salt water, before returning to spawn, like the salmon do. Char are also a member of the family, and there is some debate as to whether they are a trout or a salmon.
See? Who's the man? That's right... T.
September 14th, 2007, 08:13 AM
To add to what Juan asked, they are sometimes called steelhead salmon, but that is a marketing ploy. In Nova Scotia for instance, after early salmon growout trials failed, they realized they could grow the steelhead, as they grow fast enough to avoid the sometimes lethal winter temperatures. But the industry was production driven rather than market driven, and most farmers didn't survive. The steelhead name was adopted because consumers associated rainbow trout with the little pan sized fish they would see in grocery stores from time to time. This weekend I'm actually going to a steelhead farm, one of the few left here in NS.
Quoting karrie
*bows humbly*
See? Who's the man? That's right... T.
To add to what Juan asked, they are sometimes called steelhead salmon, but that is a marketing ploy. In Nova Scotia for instance, after early salmon growout trials failed, they realized they could grow the steelhead, as they grow fast enough to avoid the sometimes lethal winter temperatures. But the industry was production driven rather than market driven, and most farmers didn't survive. The steelhead name was adopted because consumers associated rainbow trout with the little pan sized fish they would see in grocery stores from time to time. This weekend I'm actually going to a steelhead farm, one of the few left here in NS.
