Decades of research link open-net pens
to risks for wild Pacific salmon

How science is paving an evidence-based transition in British Columbia

Decades of research link open-net pens
to risks for wild Pacific salmon

How we support salmon

Salmon Data

Our Salmon Watersheds Program is actively strengthening the baseline of scientific information available for wild Pacific salmon populations and their habitats.

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Community
Investments

Our Community Salmon Program supports volunteer and community–driven organizations that undertake salmon conservation and restoration projects.

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Marine Science

Our research efforts, conservation initiatives, and commitment to salmon health studies make up our Marine Science program in the Salish Sea.

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State of Salmon

How are salmon doing?

PSF’s State of Salmon Report covers the state and trends of all six species of Pacific salmon, including steelhead, in 10 major regions across B.C. and the Yukon.

The majority of salmon are in long-term decline, yet some species are showing recovery in certain regions, demonstrating the resilience of salmon.

Two-thirds of salmon populations are below their long-term averages, but some species have increased in abundance, especially in southern regions.

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News & Stories

The latest on open-net pen salmon farms in B.C.

Blog, Salmon Steward

With three critical years left until the ban on open-net pen salmon aquaculture takes effect, PSF is building on more than a decade of peer-reviewed science. By continuing research on risks of pathogen transmission from farmed to wild salmon, PSF is helping shape an evidence-based path forward.

A decade of tracking salmon biodiversity

Blog, Salmon Steward

Over the past 15 years, PSF has consolidated fragmented data into a publicly accessible tool, the Pacific Salmon Explorer. Beginning with the Skeena watershed in 2016 and expanding most recently to the Yukon in 2025, the Explorer now spans all major Pacific salmon-bearing regions in Canada.

New research shows high levels of shoreline modifications in communities on Vancouver Island’s east coast

Blog, Press

Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) found that decades of coastal development have altered approximately 35 per cent of nearshore habitats critical for juvenile salmon and other coastal wildlife on a large portion of the east coast of Vancouver Island.

B.C. SALMON RECOVERY & RESILIENCE CONFERENCE

October 15 & 16, 2026
Vancouver Convention Centre

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Decades of research link open-net pens to risks for wild Pacific salmon

How science is paving an evidence-based transition in British Columbia