Conservation leaders meet to advance sustainable salmon fisheries in the Russian Far EastNews & Program Updates

Conservation groups work to design and align cooperative strategies to meet the foremost challenges facing Russia's globally significant salmon fisheries

From November 15 -17, 2009, the Wild Salmon Center hosted the third annual Russian Sustainable Fisheries Coalition Meeting in Portland, Oregon.  More than 35 experts and key stakeholders converged at this meeting, including representatives from the nonprofit, government and private sectors.  Goals of the meeting included: assessing the status and trends of commercial salmon fisheries in Russia, discussing barriers to sustainability on wild salmon populations such as illegal fisheries, and developing joint strategies to overcome barriers.