Founded in 1992 in Portland, OR, the Wild Salmon Center promotes the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim. The center identifies science-based solutions to sustain wild salmonids and the human communities and livelihoods that depend on them.
Wild salmon are one of the most important species to North Pacific marine and freshwater ecosystems and to the communities and economies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Currently, wild salmon are facing serious threats to their sustainability. Climate change, extractive industries, habitat loss, overfishing and hatchery salmon are pushing wild salmon to the brink. Many wild salmon populations have gone extinct or dramatically declined in their historic range. Fortunately, there are watersheds across the North Pacific that are still intact and teeming with wild salmon.
The Wild Salmon Center’s goal is to protect the North Pacific’s best wild salmon rivers and most robust salmon populations while they are still healthy and strong. To accomplish this goal, the center implements forward-looking strategies based on the best science by partnering with local communities, governments, businesses and other key stakeholders in a shared commitment to good stewardship and long-term sustainability.
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