Introducing the Life History Project
Like wild salmon runs, our diverse life histories enrich communities locally and globally. In just a week, our new LIFE HISTORY PROJECT video series kicks off with the highly personal stories of three Wild Salmon Center staffers, each driven by their own life history to protect wild salmon and salmon communities around the North Pacific. Their stories, and thousands of others out there around this vast salmon region, are what inspire us to soldier on, even when the odds are against us. Catch the trailer now before the project's formal launch.
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New Report Shows Bristol Bay's Massive Economic Value
A brand-new economic study from our Bristol Bay Defense Fund coalition finds that the Bristol Bay fishery is worth more than $2.2 billion in economic value to the American economy, including $830 million in annual wages for 15,000 people and $10 million worth of replaced food costs in 40 communities that rely on the fishery for subsistence. Read the study here.
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Home Waters: Meet WSC Board Member
Mary Ruckelshaus
Dr. Mary Ruckelshaus, who joined the WSC board in May 2020, has a history of forging big, complicated conservation actions from a shared sense of place. In a wide-ranging conversation, the Seattle-based director of the Natural Capital Project and Stanford University professor shared with us the connections that drive her work and life, from the hard work of salmon recovery to the home waters that can motivate all of us.
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A Columbia River Fish Trap Courts Legalization
Nearly a century ago, West Coast salmon managers banned fish traps in response to rampant commercial overharvest. Now, Washington is considering legalizing traps, thanks to strong science—and growing support—for a WSC-supported experimental fish trap on the Lower Columbia River. The Wild Fish Conservancy, which has led the trap project for five years, has shown that traps can be highly effective as a selective fishing gear. Help us speak up for legalization today by reaching out to WDFW. (Scroll through story for contact information.)
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In Russia, a Surge of Private Support for
Salmon Conservation
Nikita Mishin, a Moscow-and-London-based businessman and WSC board member since 2015, is one of a growing cadre of private philanthropists working to boost sustainable fishing practices in Russia. This past year, Mishin's Dar Foundation made its second grant to Boomerang Club, a WSC-supported outdoor adventure and youth conservation education group based on remote Sakhalin Island. For Mishin, the Boomerang Club investment is a perfect marriage of personal priorities: education and salmon conservation.
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Help Protect Salmon All Year Long
Join our Stronghold Guardian circle by making an automatic monthly gift of just $10 or more today.
Monthly gifts have a big impact because they provide reliable funds that sustain our most pressing conservation work throughout the year.
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The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.
Photo/image credits (from top): Left to right: WSC staffers Betsy Krier, Sam Snyder, and Mariusz Wroblewski (Brian Kelley); Dr. Mary Ruckelshaus on the Washington coast (courtesy Dr. Mary Ruckelshaus); Columbia River fish trap (Aaron Jorgenson); Tugur River fly fishing (Keith Rose); Bristol Bay sockeye (Alamy).
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