Salmon eat krill and herring as part of their diet in the ocean. After spawning, all North Pacific salmon die as they get weaker each day after spawning and are eventually washed downstream where they end up on river banks. Some female salmon may guard their nests for up to two weeks if they survive long enough after spawning.

1. Diet of salmon: krill, herring, pelagic <br />After spawning the salmon die. All North Pacific salmon die after spawning. The females may guard their nests for a week or two after spawning if they still are alive. They get weaker each day and eventually are washed downstream and end up on the river banks.<br />