Salmon are coming home. Here’s how to see them!
PressGood news: salmon are returning home to B.C.’s rivers and streams. Thanks to the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF)’s interactive Salmon Spotting map, you can witness one of nature’s most spectacular migrations.
From late summer to early…
Comox Valley salmon conservation community receives $139,000 boost in grants
PressAugust 17, 2022
The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is pleased to announce $139,298 in grants to three salmon conservation, stewardship, and enhancement projects in the Comox Valley through PSF’s Community Salmon Program. The total value…
PSF Director appointed to the Pacific Salmon Commission
Blog, PressAugust 08, 2022
The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF)’s Dr. Katrina Connors has been appointed by Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to serve as a Commissioner for the Pacific Salmon Commission. Effective July 11, 2022, the…
Tri-Cities community members step up to save salmon
PressJuly 19, 2022
It’s the time of year when salmon start their incredible journey back home from the ocean to their natal streams — many located in the Tri-Cities area of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody — to spawn. For Fraser…
PSF STATEMENT: Government of Canada outlines next steps in transition from open-net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia
Blog, Press, Salmon HealthJune 22, 2022
Today, just before the vast majority of B.C. salmon farm licenses were set to expire, the Government of Canada has issued an update on their mandate to transition away from open-net pen salmon aquaculture in British Columbia.
The…
PSF invests $1.1 million to boost community-led salmon conservation efforts
Blog, PressIn spring of 2022, the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s (PSF’s) Community Salmon Program distributed more than $1.1 million in funding to 116 community-led salmon conservation, enhancement, and habitat restoration projects across British Columbia.…
New research indicates pathogen levels are twelve times higher near salmon farms
Blog, Press, Salmon HealthFraser River sockeye salmon more likely to carry Tenacibaculum maritimum near open-net salmon farms in the Discovery Islands.
May 18, 2022
Vancouver, B.C. — New research indicates that Fraser sockeye were much more likely to harbour…
Salmon Health research to advance thanks to North Family Foundation gift
Blog, PressVancouver, B.C. – The Pacific Salmon Foundation Salmon Health Program launches today thanks to a $450,000 donation from the North Family Foundation, led by long-time salmon advocates Rudy and Patricia North. The donation will advance critical…
Columbia River salmon data now available in the Pacific Salmon Explorer
Blog, PressThe best publicly-available data for Pacific salmon in the Columbia River watershed is now available in the Pacific Salmon Explorer, an online data visualization tool developed by the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s (PSF) Salmon Watersheds Program,…
Fraser Chinook salmon can now reach estuary habitat that was inaccessible for 100 years
PressHabitat restoration project sees immediate success after creating an opening in a 7km structure that has blocked salmon habitat for over a century.
Released on April 12, 2022
Photo by Alex Harris / Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
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Researcher provides data to solve Pacific salmon mystery
PressClear details exist for freshwater habitats, but salmon life-cycle at sea remains murky—until now
February 22, 2022
Vancouver, B.C.—As Dr. Christoph Deeg, a researcher with the Pacific Salmon Foundation, sets foot on dry land briefly…
Sixty local salmon conservation projects to advance thanks to $370k in grants
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The Pacific Salmon Foundation proudly announces $372,378 in grants to 60 grassroots Pacific salmon conservation projects. Across B.C. and the Yukon, 32 communities received funding as part of the Community Salmon Program’s fall grants,…