The Royal, or Chinook, salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) lives towards the north of the Pacific Ocean. This salmon can grow to 1 metre and weigh more than 20kg. The very largest Royal salmon has been recorded at 57kg! That allows you to understand why it is sought by lovers of fishing. It can live for 5 – 8 years. Its tender skin is especially delicate and its colour varies between light pink and dark orange. It is mostly sold as a wet fish, but it is also used for smoking. A great traveller, it is capable of swimming 1500km so it can return to the spawning grounds of its birth.