Tagging salmon for catch and release study in British Columbia

Rethinking Release Strategies

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Sturgeon Bank — a stretch of the Fraser River delta located off the west coast of Richmond, British Columbia — has lost at least 160 hectares of tidal marsh habitat over the last three decades due to dredging, dikes, and other human interventions.

Reconnecting salmon habitat damaged by B.C.’s atmospheric river

The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has approved $7,000 in funding from the Climate Emergency Fund to support time-sensitive efforts in Ucluelet and Squamish to prevent salmon strandings and mortalities in light of recent heavy rains. An…

Meet the 2025/2026 Salmon Conservation Stamp Winner!

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The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is pleased to announce the winning image from our annual Salmon Conservation Stamp Competition. Valerie Rogers was awarded first place with her submission titled Rapid Ascent. Rogers’ submission is one of 20 entries in this year’s competition.
Former Premier John Horgan shakes hands with PSF's Michael Meneer in 2019 at the Wild Salmon Day event at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria.

Remembering John Horgan

The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) joins British Columbians and Canadians in mourning the loss of John Horgan, the former premier of British Columbia. Horgan served as the province’s 36th premier from 2017 to 2022 and was a resolute champion for Pacific salmon and the environment in B.C.