All of them. Luckily, Pacific salmon are great fish. The Pacific Ocean is home to six types of salmon, and U.S. and Canadian boats fish five of them: King, Sockeye, Silver, Pink, and Chum.To confuse matters, each of these has at least one other name as well as their Latin name, as noted below.ep. All of them. Luckily, Pacific salmon are great fish. The Pacific Ocean is home to six types of salmon, and U.S. and Canadian boats fish five of them: King, Sockeye, Silver, Pink, and Chum. To confuse matters, each of these has at least one other name as well as their Latin name, as noted below.