Protecting globally significant salmon ecosystems.
When we protect wild salmon, we safeguard our rivers, forests, communities, and economies.
The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to identify, understand and protect the best wild salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim. We devise and implement practical strategies, based on the best science, to protect forever these extraordinary places and their biodiversity.
Центр Дикого Лосося
Главная задача Центр Дикого Лосося - изучить, понять и защитить самые лучшие природные лососевые экосистемы Тихоокеанского побережья. Мы разрабатываем и осуществляем научно-обоснованные и практически приемлемые стратегии, чтобы сохранить на вечные времена эти замечательные места и их биоразнообразие.
News & Updates
Wild Salmon Center and Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. Announce Landmark Wild Salmon Conservation Agreement
Sakhalin, Russia and Portland Oregon, USA - February 27, 2008 The Wild Salmon Center and the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy) today announced a landmark agreement that will jointly fund a three-year $8.8 million program for wild salmon conservation efforts on Sakhalin Island, Russia. The conservation work will be conducted through the Sakhalin Salmon Initiative (SSI), launched during an international conference in October 2006. SSI is a collaborative effort to promote conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon and the ecosystems upon which they depend, to build institutional capacity for conservation and to promote sustainable economic development on Sakhalin Island.
Wild Salmon Center says Treaty Must do More to Protect Salmon
Scientific review needed to ensure conservation objectives are met.
PORTLAND, OR. and VANCOUVER, B.C. - February 11, 2008 A coalition of conservation groups is calling for a scientific review of the Pacific Salmon Treaty to ensure that it is meeting the conservation objectives required to protect wild salmon, including the protection of salmon habitat. Pacific Salmon Commission representatives from the U.S. and Canada are meeting in Vancouver, B.C. this week to discuss the renegotiation of the treaty. A 10-year agreement forged between the two countries is due to expire at the end of 2008.
"We all want our great-grandchildren to experience wild salmon," said Guido Rahr, CEO of the Wild Salmon Center. "With so many stocks of wild salmon in decline, now is the time to integrate strong conservation principles into international agreements on salmon management. It is critical that this process be both transparent and scientifically sound."
Portions of the Koppi River in the Russian Far East recently received preliminary approval for designation as a Salmon Protected Area.
Wild Salmon Center's Russian Partnership Produces Results
Koppi River and Shantar Islands receive preliminary approval for protection.
January, 2008 The Wild Salmon Center's partnership work in the Russian Far East is producing results, most recently in securing preliminary approval for protection of the Koppi River and the Shantar Islands, which both contain important wild salmon habitat. Read more about our work with the Khabarovsk Wildlife Foundation, and their involvement in the formal process of nominating and establishing a National Park on the Shantar Islands and a Salmon Protected Area in the Koppi River Basin in the Russian Far East.
Charity Navigator Gives Wild Salmon Center its Highest Rating
Wild Salmon Center has received Charity Navigator's highest 4-star rating for sound fiscal management for the fourth year in a row.
"Only 4% of the charities we've rated have received at least 4 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that The Wild Salmon Center outperforms most charities in America in its efforts to operate in the most fiscally responsible way possible. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator differentiates The Wild Salmon Center from its peers and demonstrates to the public that it is worthy of their trust " - Trent Stamp, President, Charity Navigator, August 30, 2007