At this stage more than 90 percent of the salmon fry perish because of lack of food or space or because they are eaten by predators, such as trout, kingfishers, herons, and otters.
ويكون لها هدفان :‏ إيجاد الطعام كالحشرات الصغيرة والعوالق ،‏ وإيجاد مكان آمن تعيش فيه .‏