Barkley Sound Sockey
Also known as red salmon, kokanee salmon, or blue back salmonThe sockeye salmon is the third-most common Pacific salmon species, after pink and chum salmon
Sockeye are blue tinged with silver in color while living in the ocean.[3] When they return to spawning grounds, their bodies become red and their heads turn green. Sockeye can be anywhere from 60 to 84 cm (2 ft 0 in – 2 ft 9 in) in length and weigh from 2.3 to 7 kg (5–15 lb).
An oilier fish with deep red flesh, sockeye salmon also high in heart-healthy omega-3s but has a stronger flavor and stands up well to grilling.
Nutritional facts
| Amount Per 100 grams |
| Calories 169 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 7 g | 10% |
| Saturated fat 0.9 g | 4% |
| Trans fat regulation 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 63 mg | 21% |
| Sodium 134 mg | 5% |
| Potassium 408 mg | 11% |
| Total Carbohydrate 0 g | 0% |
| Dietary fiber 0 g | 0% |
| Sugar 0 g | |
| Protein 25 g | 50% |
| Vitamin C | 0% | Calcium | 1% |
| Iron | 2% | Vitamin D | 131% |
| Vitamin B6 | 35% | Cobalamin | 95% |
| Magnesium | 9% |