Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society presents

Hul’q’umi’num and the Salish Sea

Home
Sea life
Hwulmuhw relationship with sea life
Vocabulary
Resources
About

Salmon Parts Vocabulary

Click the button below to access vocabulary for parts of the salmon.

Click here – Salmon Parts Vocabulary

Search

Search the site

Find sea life using a variety of methods:

Speaker index
Sortable index

Featured Sea Life

stl’ula’um | basket cockle

stl’ula’um | basket cockle

The cockle is a popular edible mollusc. Cockle shells are strongly ribbed, with yellow to brown bands of color across the ribs.

The Salish Sea is a Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society project.

hay tseep q’u

Thank you to our Elders, students, content contributors, technical team, and funding sponsors.

This website is supported by the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Do you see an issue?

Please reach out to us if you:

See a technical or content issue
Would like to contribute to the site
Have any questions or comments

hlcsstrategist @ gmail.com

© 2025 Hul’q’umi’num’ and the Salish Sea