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.
Pada tahap ini, lebih dari 90 persen fry salmon mati karena kekurangan makanan atau ruang atau dimakan oleh predator, seperti ikan trout, burung raja udang, burung cangak, dan lingsang air.