Pacific Salmon Foundation

Final Call 📣

There’s just one week left to apply for PSF’s Community Salmon Program Fall 2025 funding round supporting local stewardship efforts. Learn more: psf.ca/work/communi...

State of Salmon Report - Pacific Salmon Foundation A broad-scale evaluation of the state of all six species of Pacific salmon found in British Columbia and the Yukon, including Chinook, chum, coho, pink, sockeye, and steelhead.

Good news! State of Salmon shows Chinook & coho on East Vancouver Island well above average. Huge gratitude to local streamkeepers, watershed groups & First Nations Guardians. Since 2021, the @psfca.bsky.social invested $2.3M in habitat restoration. 🐟

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Opinion: DFO’s flawed science leaves wild salmon vulnerable to disease As government finalizes plan to transition away from open-net pen salmon farming in B.C., decision-makers must receive robust science advice

A new peer-reviewed paper finds DFO’s framework for assessing salmon farm pathogens often downplays credible science, despite strong scientific evidence clearly linking farms to risks for wild salmon. Read Gideon Mordecai’s op-ed: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

A workshop on Calvert Island brought together divers from 6 First Nations to expand scientific diving skills and kelp habitat surveys. Supported by the Hakai Institute, @wwfcanada.org, @psfca.bsky.social, ECCC, and DFO, the program is building capacity for stewardship diving on BC's coast.

Two-thirds of salmon populations in B.C. and the Yukon are below their long-term averages.

PSF’s latest State of Salmon report, launched today, shows that the majority of salmon populations are in decline, but some are showing hope in certain regions. Learn more: stateofsalmon.ca

Meet Andres Insley, a B.Sc. student at @uvic and recent recipient of PSF’s Stewardship Community Bursary! We're now accepting applications to award bursaries worth $2,500 each to emerging salmon leaders like Andres. Learn more: psf.ca/blog/communi...

Check out our work here with @saanichbc.bsky.social! Thanks @psfca.bsky.social for the steadfast support! We couldn’t do it without you!

At the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Chilliwack, local stewards teamed up with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to restore habitat just in time for salmon. Support from PSF through Salmon Conservation Stamp funds made this project possible: psf.ca/salmonstamp/

The Sq’éwqel are restoring vital spawning habitat for an endangered Chinook population in Maria Slough, near Agassiz, in partnership with DFO. Thanks to Salmon Conservation Stamp and donor funds, PSF was able to grant $112,384 to support this project. Learn more at psf.ca/salmonstamp/

Where cottonwoods grow, salmon follow | Pacific Salmon Foundation The Deadman River, located in the traditional lands of the Skeetchestn Indian Band, near Kamloops Lake, is an area where cottonwoods have vanished due to industrial development and climate change. The...

On the Deadman River, cottonwoods have vanished and left salmon more vulnerable to drought. Skeetchestn Indian Band is leading restoration efforts with DFO and other partners to test low-cost methods that help salmon survive low flows.

Learn more: psf.ca/blog/where-c...

Study finds last decade was the worst on record for salmon monitoring in B.C. and Yukon | Pacific Salmon Foundation A new study has found that the past decade was the worst on record for monitoring salmon populations in British Columbia and the Yukon since broadscale surveys began more than 70 years ago.

Fraser River sockeye and pink salmon are returning in spectacular numbers this year – but what do we know about the thousands of other salmon populations across the province?

A‬ study in @cdnsciencepub.com examines the decades-long decline in salmon monitoring efforts: psf.ca/news-media/s...

An estimated 27 million pink salmon are predicted to return to the Fraser River in 2025 – the highest forecast on record! Pinks have a two-year life cycle and return in higher numbers in odd-numbered years. How did the odd-year pinks become more dominant?

How science can lead to tangible options that improve everyday outcomes | Raincoast An interview with the newest selection committee member for the Raincoast Ocean Science Awards, Jason Hwang, Chief Program Officer and Vice President of Salmon at Pacific Salmon Foundation.

We're honoured to have @psfca.bsky.social's Jason Hwang join the selection committee for the Raincoast Ocean Science Awards! Nominations are open until August 15th.

Learn more about Jason and why he believes ocean research is especially needed right now: www.raincoast.org/2025/07/inte...

PSF’s Stewardship Community Bursary is now accepting applications! We offer $2,500 to post-secondary students in B.C. or the Yukon passionate about salmon. View the eligibility criteria and apply online today: psf.ca/work/communi...

PSF 2024 Highlights and Annual Report Following PSF’s Annual General Meeting earlier this week, we are pleased to present PSF’s 2024 Annual Report!

We're all in for salmon. 🐟🐟

Read our latest annual report to learn about PSF’s efforts to advance salmon recovery and resilience and drive systemic change to tackle the pressing challenges salmon face now and in the future: psf.ca/annual-repor...

‘Everyone, Everywhere’ is a custom vessel that connects people with disabilities to wild places – and wild salmon. As a proud partner, PSF recently joined the Rick Hansen Foundation’s Accessible Outdoors Program aboard for a trip on the Fraser. Thank you for being such incredible partners!

More than 660,000 Fraser sockeye are now on the move! Among them, the endangered early Stuart sockeye are returning in unusually large numbers, racing 1,200 km upriver to spawn near Fort St. James.

Scroll through to learn more and stay tuned for an update on early Stuart sockeye soon.

This project is funded by the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) through the Government of Canada and Province of BC.

By tracking where groundwater pools up, their team can identify sites salmon already use, expand or restore other refuges, and support long-term watershed management.

With support from PSF, Scw’exmx First Nation Fisheries are now using drones to map cold-water refuges: hidden pockets of cool water where salmon take shelter from the summer heat.

In the Nicola Valley, years of drought and a devastating 2021 flood have displaced streams from their natural paths and left the Coldwater River — which flows through Merritt and continues south — running dry.

How can salmon find relief from drought and warm waters?🧵

PSF congratulates Mark Angelo for publishing his new book ‘River Magic’ and being awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from BCIT.

Angelo is a longtime champion of preserving rivers and an important voice for salmon and their habitats!

Robert Macfarlane: Is A River Alive? by Books & Ideas Audio At the heart of Robert Macfarlane's Is a River Alive? is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings, who should be recognized as such in both…

This month on the podcast, hear Robert Macfarlane in conversation with Laura Lynch, from our sold out Books & Ideas event presented with @psfca.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

Putting sustainable B.C. salmon fisheries first | Pacific Salmon Foundation A parasitic disease that can be lethal for juvenile salmon has been recently detected in British Columbia. Whirling disease –– named after the erratic spinning behaviour of infected fish –– was first ...

What makes a salmon fishery sustainable in BC?

Ocean Wise made 14 recommendations for wild-caught salmon fisheries in BC under their sustainable seafood label based on the best available data and guidance from an expert panel.

Learn more: psf.ca/blog/putting...