plural cohos or coho
: a rather small Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) that has light-colored flesh and is native to both coasts of the North Pacific and is stocked in the Great Lakes
called also coho salmon, silver salmon
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The project is part of an effort to restore Chinook and coho salmon runs on the Klamath River following the removal of several dams, the agency said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
That’s because the Pacific salmon species available (king, coho, sockeye, pink and chum) are different from the Atlantic salmon that dominates the market.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
This means that resident chef Jason Brown is quite literally sourcing the freshest salmon on earth, starting with lean, glowing sockeyes in June, then prized, fatty kings at the July peak, and milder, reddish coho come August.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 6 Dec. 2023
The chemical’s effect on coho was noted in 2020 by scientists in Washington state, who were studying why coho populations that had been restored in the Puget Sound years earlier were struggling.
—Mark Thiessen, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2023
Monitoring equipment documented other healthy yearling coho and Chinook salmon that came from downstream of the dam.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The Yurok Tribe and environmental groups are hoping to restore river health and coho salmon after they were impeded for almost a century.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Chinook, coho, steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey swam so thick that the ancestors of the Indigenous people who still live in its watershed could fill their nets again and again — and fill their plates with an average of 450 pounds of fish per person per year.
—Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Larger mains encompass octopus, scallops, and coho salmon on the seafood side, and steak, duck, and pork on the meat side.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
That’s because the Pacific salmon species available (king, coho, sockeye, pink and chum) are different from the Atlantic salmon that dominates the market.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
This means that resident chef Jason Brown is quite literally sourcing the freshest salmon on earth, starting with lean, glowing sockeyes in June, then prized, fatty kings at the July peak, and milder, reddish coho come August.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 6 Dec. 2023
The chemical’s effect on coho was noted in 2020 by scientists in Washington state, who were studying why coho populations that had been restored in the Puget Sound years earlier were struggling.
—Mark Thiessen, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2023
Monitoring equipment documented other healthy yearling coho and Chinook salmon that came from downstream of the dam.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The Yurok Tribe and environmental groups are hoping to restore river health and coho salmon after they were impeded for almost a century.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Chinook, coho, steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey swam so thick that the ancestors of the Indigenous people who still live in its watershed could fill their nets again and again — and fill their plates with an average of 450 pounds of fish per person per year.
—Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Larger mains encompass octopus, scallops, and coho salmon on the seafood side, and steak, duck, and pork on the meat side.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Coho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coho. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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