Some time between 1993 and 1995, the Strait of Georgia saw a dramatic decrease in the amount of certain types of salmon. So much so that commercial fisherman and sportfishermen went from keeping hundreds of thousands of them one year to zero only a couple of years later. None. Our friends at the Pacific Salmon Foundation recently embarked on a five year, multi-million dollar conservation program of ecosystem research and habitat restoration intended to increase the production of chinook, coho and steelhead in this area. I was thrilled to recently attend a talk much like the one below which explains the need for their and how it is being rolled out. Learn all about it and through this video of the foundation's president and CEO Dr. Brian Riddell (whom you may also recognize as a member of our ).
http://youtu.be/F_ApX5twtSE
To answer the question posed in the title of this post, "what can we do to bring them back?", the answer is to support the Pacific Salmon Foundation.
The PSF is - in my eyes - the single most important organization that is ensuring the future of this iconic species in British Columbia, and their annual gala takes place April 30th at the Convention Centre West. is a piece about some local businesses whom I helped bring on board to support the cause this year. They include the , the , , , and a great many others. We all have a responsibility to help foster a positive future for our province, and it warms my heart to see people chipping in to help the fish.
