Pacific Salmon Foundation

This week, PSF brought together experts from across the province for a two-day workshop in Vancouver, building on three years of community partnerships. Thank you all for joining us and contributing your expertise! Stay tuned to learn how we’re compiling temperature data.

The Hidden Secrets of Chinook Salmon’s Long Winter YouTube video by Pacific Salmon Foundation

It’s been a long, hard winter for juvenile Chinook salmon.

Pacific Salmon Foundation scientists collect field samples over the winter - the most challenging time of year for marine research. 🌊

Learn more:
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Major workshop celebrates research into Pacific herring | Pacific Salmon Foundation Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) recently held a workshop with collaborators, researchers, and First Nations partners near Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island to celebrate the achievements of a multi-ye...

We recently held a workshop with collaborators, researchers, and First Nations to celebrate the achievements of a multi-year collaborative research project.

PSF’s Salmon-Herring Interactions project is studying the role of herring in the salmon food web.

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

Learn how a Fraser Valley community is saving endangered Chinook: psf.ca/blog/bringin...

‘First of its kind’ database for Yukon salmon looks at chinook and chum more extensively | CBC Arctic Winter Games Yukon chinook and chum salmon have faced declines for years, but new assessments are shedding light on the status of smaller population groups, many of which are struggling.

@psfca.bsky.social’s latest assessment of Yukon salmon, outlined in their Pacific Salmon Explorer database, show that 80% of salmon population groups are struggling, writes Tori Fitzpatrick for CBC: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Do you want to learn more about kelp? 🌿

Our Greening the Salish Sea team is hosting a webinar on February 24 with Coastal Watershed Institute about techniques to survey juvenile salmon and forage fish in kelp forests.

Register here - docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

$195K to power local salmon restoration efforts | Pacific Salmon Foundation The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has released $194,989 in grant funding to support 42 community-led salmon restoration, enhancement, education, and stewardship projects in B.C. and the Yukon. Deliv...

PSF has released $194,989 in grant funding to support 42 community-led salmon restoration, enhancement, education, and stewardship projects in B.C. and the Yukon. Learn more: psf.ca/news-media/1...

How tech is driving innovation for salmon | Pacific Salmon Foundation Tracking thousands of unique salmon populations – and the factors affecting their survival – across B.C. and the Yukon is an extraordinary challenge. Today, innovative technology like artificial intel...

Innovative technology like artificial intelligence, tracking chips, and drones is helping expand monitoring capacity and gather the data needed to drive salmon conservation.

Read the blog to learn 6 ways tech is advancing salmon and habitat monitoring: psf.ca/blog/how-tec...

📣 Calling for applications! We are now accepting grant applications from community-led organizations working to restore salmon and their habitats in B.C. and the Yukon. Apply online by February 15, 2026: vist.ly/4myvz

Remembering Dick Bradshaw | Pacific Salmon Foundation The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) remembers the life of Dick Bradshaw – a passionate fisherman and longtime supporter of Pacific salmon conservation in British Columbia who passed away on December 1...

The Pacific Salmon Foundation remembers the life of Dick Bradshaw – a passionate fisherman and longtime supporter of Pacific salmon conservation in British Columbia.

psf.ca/blog/remembe...

New research out in @conphysjournal.bsky.social We use RNA sequencing to identify gill markers for food deprivation in Chinook salmon.

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We will deploy these markers with panels for other stressors and pathogens to evaluate impacts on survival of wild salmon

Identification of food deprivation in salmonids using gill biomarkers Abstract. Risk assessments have identified prey limitation as one of the strongest risk factors for juvenile salmon survival under climate change. In Briti

PSF scientists, led by @wbuggiii.bsky.social, recently published a research breakthrough on identifying food deprivation in wild salmon.

Learn more: academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...

A year in review: Our shared wins for salmon in 2025 | Pacific Salmon Foundation Pacific Salmon Foundation celebrates meaningful progress for wild salmon in 2025. These wins offer hope for salmon recovery and resilience.

Take a look back with us at salmon wins in 2025!

psf.ca/blog/wins-fo....

New data highlights crisis for Yukon salmon | Pacific Salmon Foundation The Yukon River is home to some of the world’s longest-migrating salmon, travelling more than 3,000 kilometres through the Bering Sea and Alaska to reach their spawning grounds. But the Chinook, chum ...

Yukon River salmon have hit historic lows. New status assessments from PSF highlight where they are most at risk. Out of 20 Conservation Units – genetically and ecologically unique salmon groups – 16 are struggling and 4 are data deficient.

Learn more: psf.ca/blog/new-dat...

The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is proud to announce Farlyn Campbell as the winner of the 2026–2027 Salmon Conservation Stamp Competition. Campbell is a long-time skipper and steward who has spent decades researching and painting fish.

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

PSF and the Province of B.C. are piloting a rapid drought assessment protocol with local stewards to help track and report on stream conditions in a unified way – and accelerate emergency interventions. Learn more: vist.ly/4h9b9

#DYK Yukon Chinook have seen significant changes to their genetic makeup? Returning fish are now younger, about 10% smaller than pre-1990 levels, and disproportionately male, with females producing 16% fewer eggs as a result. Stay tuned for new data on all Yukon salmon soon.

So well put, Stephanie. That's why we are excited to deepen our partnership with @psfca.bsky.social to advance open data sharing and on-the-ground conservation strategies to protect freshwater and salmon habitat on the Pacific coast.

Swipe to view the top three winners, in order of appearance:

First place – ‘Smiley’ by Farlyn Campbell
Second place – ‘Hightailing It’ by Kristy Doward
Third place – ‘Heading Home’ by Mickey Schilling

Every year, PSF leverages approximately $1.5 M in annual stamp revenue with additional funds from generous donors, supporting more than 150 salmon conservation projects through its Community Salmon Program. Congratulations to the 24 artists in this year’s competition!

We’re pleased to share the winning art piece from the annual Salmon Conservation Stamp Competition: ‘Smiley’ by Farlyn Campbell. This image will be featured on the 2026-27 stamp, a required purchase for anglers to retain salmon.

Why are some salmon white?🧬

Click through the slides to learn why Harrison Chinook evolved this way. As climate and habitat pressures intensify, conserving the full range of local salmon adaptations strengthens the resilience of all Fraser Chinook.

TRU master’s student awarded for salmon conservation – TRU Newsroom TRU Newsroom

Congratulations to TRU Master of Science in Environmental Science student Selena Carl, who has been awarded a $2,500 Stewardship Community Bursary by the Pacific Salmon Foundation for her vital work on endangered Okanagan chinook salmon. #myTRU @psfca.bsky.social

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Finding the ‘cold’ in the Coldwater River | Pacific Salmon Foundation What connects British Columbia’s lush west coast to the arid, dry Nicola Valley in the Southern Interior? Look no further than the Pacific salmon migration. As salmon travel from the coast into the Ni...

At-risk salmon in the Coldwater River are on the frontlines of climate change. Biologists and local Guardians are giving these fish a fighting chance. @raincoast.org

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

Shared Waters of the Salish Sea | Raincoast The films and panel at the Vic Theatre in mid October were inspiring and insightful.

Happening TOMORROW at the Abbotsford Arts Centre - @psfca.bsky.social is hosting a screening of three short documentaries and a discussion panel with those featured in the films! Read about the recent screening that took place in Victoria and get your tickets now. www.raincoast.org/2025/10/shar...

Last chance to enter our giveaway contest! Enter by Friday, October 31, to win a weekend adventure in Victoria or Vancouver. Fly with Helijet, stay two nights at the Chateau Victoria or Sandman Hotel, and go on an unforgettable coastal wildlife tour.

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Can you count all the salmon? AI can🐟

New technology is transforming how we monitor fish populations in hard-to-reach places.

With support from PSF, the Wild Salmon Center is working with First Nations partners to pilot 10 AI-powered salmon counting systems.

ANIÁN | The Salmon Hat | Pacific Salmon Foundation Salmon first, salmon always. From the open ocean to inland forests and streams, ANIÁN is proud to support the Pacific Salmon Foundation and its work towards salmon recovery in B.C. and the Yukon. And ...

PSF 🤝 ANIÁN

PSF has partnered with Canadian clothing company ANIÁN to create a special Salmon Hat. With each purchase, 20% of proceeds will benefit PSF.

Purchase yours today: anianmfg.com/products/the...

Salmon monitoring efforts under-reported in the Yukon, say biologists | CBC News As Yukon chinook and chum salmon numbers decline, monitoring efforts in the territory are being under-reported, say biologists. A recent report provides a broad look at Pacific salmon species in the Y...

“In the Yukon there's a real need to improve what I call data stewardship,” says Stephanie Peacock of @psfca.bsky.social, as the new State of Salmon report highlights data management gaps: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Meet Selena Carl, an emerging salmon leader whose research is helping endangered Okanagan salmon survive their earliest life stages. Each year, PSF awards $2,500 bursaries to students like Selena.

Learn more and apply by Oct 30: psf.ca/blog/communi...