The new 2026–2027 Salmon Conservation Stamp is here! This year's stamp features Smiley, an anatomical watercolour of a large spring Chinook painted by artist Farlyn Campbell. Learn more: vist.ly/4x58m

Approximately 35% of Vancouver Island’s east coast has been modified by hard armoured structures like sea walls, piers, and rip rap.

Join PSF’s Board. Influence salmon recovery. If you have experience in fundraising, Indigenous leadership, or governance and grant administration, we want to hear from you. Learn more and apply online today: vist.ly/4wpun

Early-bird tickets for the BC Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference close on March 31. If you've been meaning to register, this is your chance to lock in the best rate available. Secure your tickets today at vist.ly/4vys3

Today is #WorldWaterDay💧 PSF has launched the Pacific Freshwater Monitoring Database with stream temperature data from 1,300+ monitoring sites to help inform salmon management across B.C. and the Yukon. Learn more and contribute your own data: vist.ly/4vr8q

We are delighted to be hosting our Vancouver Gala Dinner & Auction on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Secure your tickets today to enjoy a cocktail hour, excellent food, and special auctions in a beautiful venue – all for the benefit of salmon! vist.ly/4vmtt

The herring spawn is in full swing on the east coast of Vancouver Island! Check out these shots near Tofino. 📸: Tourism Ucluelet, Atleo Air & Andrew McNeil

What do Chinook salmon eat? More than 250 recreational anglers across B.C. have been helping PSF-funded scientists find out.

A new, re-naturalized park just opened in Esquimalt on Vancouver Island, thanks to five years of restoration work from Pacific Salmon Foundation, Township of Esquimalt, Stewardship Centre of BC, Capital Regional District, and the Gorge Waterway Action Society. vicnews.com/2026/03/06/c...

A new, fully accessible boat, called Everyone Everywhere, is removing barriers to the outdoors for people with disabilities in BC. The boat is a shining light for recreational inclusivity and accessibility and is part of Rick Hansen Foundation's Accessible Outdoors Program. psf.ca/blog/new-boa...

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.

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: youtu.be/0_kLZiH5HkU

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...

@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...

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...

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

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. academic.oup.com/conphys/arti... We will deploy these markers with panels for other stressors and pathogens to evaluate impacts on survival of wild salmon

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...

Take a look back with us at salmon wins in 2025! psf.ca/blog/wins-fo....

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.

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.

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 inside.tru.ca/2025/10/29/t...

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...

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. psf.ca/salmonspotti... -

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.

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...

“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...

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...

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. 🐟 #Salmon #BritishColumbia #Yukon #Chinook #Coho

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...

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/

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...

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?