PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Phase Out Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms in the Discovery Islands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2020 PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Phase Out Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms in the Discovery Islands The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) commends Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the seven First Nations…

$76,000 granted to Tofino and Ucluelet Community Salmon projects by the Pacific Salmon Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November  12, 2020 $76,000 granted to Tofino and Ucluelet Community Salmon projects by the Pacific Salmon Foundation  VANCOUVER – The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) provided grants this year to four projects in…

$24,000 granted to Oceanside Community Salmon projects by the Pacific Salmon Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2nd, 2020 $24,000 granted to Oceanside Community Salmon projects by the Pacific Salmon Foundation  VANCOUVER – The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) announces grants for four projects in the Oceanside…

PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Consult with First Nations in the Discovery Islands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2020 PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Consult with First Nations in the Discovery Islands On September 28, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that it will consult with First Nations in the Discovery…

RBC Tech for Nature donation

The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is honoured to receive an RBC Tech for Nature donation from the RBC Foundation. “For more than 10 years, the RBC Foundation has been a generous supporter of PSF’s scientific initiatives, beginning…

Call for Artists! 2021 – 2022 Salmon Conservation Stamp Art Competition

2020 - 2021 Salmon Conservation Stamp Art Competition Winner "Untouchable" by Joshua Hansen   It is our pleasure to extend an invitation for you to enter the 2021/2022 Salmon Conservation Stamp Art Competition. This year marks…

PSF Programs Update

All of us at PSF appreciate that this is an exceptionally difficult time. It’s been a challenging few weeks, and communities everywhere have had to adapt to major change. Through all of this, we are grateful to health care and essential service…

PSF Biologist Position

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The Pacific Salmon Foundation is currently hiring for a Biologist Position to collaborate with PSF staff and DFO on a funded science based review of Pacific salmon hatchery results in the Pacific region. This job application closed on March…

Voices for Salmon: PSF Scholarship and Bursary Recipients

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The Pacific Salmon Foundation supports a variety of scholarships and bursaries to ensure a new generation of stewards will be ready to champion wild salmon and navigate new challenges to their future. This year we are delighted to announce…

Leave a Legacy for Wild Salmon Stewards

PSF Donors are powering community-driven stewardship  Empowered communities play a pivotal role in wild salmon conservation. That’s why supporting volunteers trained in the science of grassroots stewardship is a mainstay of the Pacific…

Restoring the Lower Fraser

The lower Fraser comprises vital habitat for Chinook and other salmon species. But it is the most densely populated area of British Columbia, and the development and impacts that arise from that are challenging. Fortunately, there is a network…

Cleaning up the Salish Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_npcpar6Uw "Underwater meadows of eelgrass not only act as filters to stop pollutants and sediments from entering marine ecosystems, they’re a kind of nursery for fish,” says Sarah Verstegen, operations…