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

Salmon come to life in Yukon classrooms

Blog, Salmon Steward

Rivers to Ridges, a Yukon-based social enterprise, is working to reconnect local youth with salmon and their watersheds through outdoor education. With support from PSF, their educators are collaborating with Indigenous knowledge holders to co-develop three new salmon-focused educational resources.

Beyond Recovery: What Makes Salmon Resilient?

Blog

Pacific salmon are spectacularly resilient. From their first days after hatching to braving the ocean and a gruelling upstream migration, individual salmon routinely beat the odds to survive and spawn. But the collective resilience of salmon is being tested by unprecedented threats. How can we strengthen pathways toward salmon resilience?

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.

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