Salmon sharks, as their name indicates, feed on salmon, as well as squid, sablefish, and herring. Found in the northern Pacific ocean, salmon sharks can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh up to ...

Salmon sharks, which can measure 10-plus feet, prey largely on salmon, sea otters, squid, sea birds, and several fish species. –Images courtesy of Alisa Schulman-Janiger.

Salmon sharks’ eating habits also depend on several other factors like their age and gender. “They do not seem to be salmon specialists," McInturf stated.

The salmon shark's diet consists of salmon, squid, birds, and herring. Idaho officials believe the discovery of a salmon shark found on the banks of the Salmon River was a joke.

A salmon shark was found on the shores of the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho, on August 15, wildlife officials said. (Idaho Fish and Game) "They don’t live in freshwater.

A salmon shark, which lives in saltwater, washed up on the shore of Idaho's freshwater Salmon River. The sharks are usually only found in parts of the Northern Pacific Ocean. They grow up to 10 ft ...

RIGGINS, Idaho — A Salmon Shark was found in the Salmon River near Riggins, but fear not -- it may have just been someone's type of joke. Idaho Fish and Game posted Wednesday that they "felt the ...

A rare sighting off Vancouver Island's west coast has locals buzzing after what appears to be a salmon shark was seen near a ...

In 1998, salmon sharks ate 12% to 25% of the salmon returning to Prince William Sound, according to Alaska Fish And Game. They can reach lengths up to 10 feet and weigh more than 600 pounds but ...

The salmon shark does not live in fresh water, and is suspected to have been a prank for a "good laugh," according to Fish and Game. ((Idaho Fish and Game)) “They don’t live in freshwater.