Salmon come to life in Yukon classrooms

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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?

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.

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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.

Comox Valley Gala Dinner & Auction | September 26, 2026

Join us at our 2026 Comox Valley Gala Dinner & Auction on Saturday, September 26th at the Florence Filberg Centre. Together, we will celebrate the Comox Valley community and, and the tremendous impact you've had on restoring salmon.

A decade of tracking salmon biodiversity

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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

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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.

The hidden secrets of Chinook salmon’s long, hard winter

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Moody skies, a damp chill, and persistent drizzle meet Pacific Salmon Foundation biologists Will Duguid and Katie Innes as they steer their small 20-foot boat, Primno, out of the Comox marina. It’s a typical December day on Vancouver Island. But for the crew, the lack of wind this morning represents a window of opportunity.

Meet Farlyn Campbell, Salmon Stamp Artist

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An experienced skipper, salmon fisher, and researcher based in the Discovery Islands, Farlyn Campbell is the artist behind the 2026-27 Salmon Conservation Stamp.

A $410 million investment injects hope into the future of Pacific salmon

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Today, the Government of Canada announced a $410 million investment in wild Pacific salmon conservation as part of a new $3.8 billion federal strategy to protect nature. This comes as a welcome addition just weeks after the federal government committed to renewing the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund.

B.C. SALMON RECOVERY & RESILIENCE CONFERENCE | OCT 15–16, 2026

Join us for the second biennial B.C. Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference, October 15th and 16th, 2026, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Featuring diverse keynote speakers and dynamic discussion panels, this conference will provide a platform to align priorities for salmon recovery.

New boat gives everyone, everywhere the chance to fish

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A new, fully accessible boat, aptly named Everyone Everywhere, is removing barriers to the outdoors for people with disabilities in British Columbia.

Major workshop celebrates research into Pacific herring

Pacific Salmon Foundation recently held a workshop with First Nations partners near Qualicum Beach to celebrate the achievements of a multi-year collaborative research project.

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