ok.. I bought some thinking hey this would be great, like tuna.. eat it straight from the can etc... EW! i fed it to the cat..

please help me here.. I want to make some salmon patties but do I have to debone this stuff? de-scale it? its grey.. not pink like i expected.. pretty yucky looking.. did i buy the wrong stuff?

people where im from buy this like its going out of style... how in the world do they do anything with it?

silly questions, im sure.. but TIA for your help!!