THINK SALMON: Pacific salmon stories, salmon news, salmon photos, salmon art


Our consultation indicates that the BC public supports the designation of wild Pacific salmon as an official symbol of the province.	Should wild Pacific salmon be an official symbol of British Columbia? The Pacific Salmon Foundation, Fraser Basin Council and Living Rivers - Georgia Basin / Vancouver Island consulted with people from across British Columbia on their views about the proposal to designate wild Pacific salmon as an official provincial symbol. Their report on this consultation recommends the province move forward with the designation. The report is available here. Download the report to read electronically. Download the report to print. Listen to CBC radio interviews of citizens on the street . Read about our survey showing 85% of the BC public support this proposal. Read more about the survey in the full survey report. See what others have said.

Living Rivers Our watersheds in the Fraser Basin are valuable ecosystems, and salmon are their lifeblood. Learn how the provincial Living Rivers programs such as FSWP build partnerships to conserve and restore the balance between these watersheds and human activity.


Think Salmon is a way of life. It's how we think, learn and act. It's how we protect and conserve the rivers and places where salmon and humans live.
Think about salmon. Share your salmon story.	Learn about Pacific salmon. Ask questions.	Turn your energy into action. Participate at home, school, work.

This Think Salmon website highlights the work supported by the Fraser Salmon & Watersheds Program. Program notices are posted here.

FSWP has organized 3 regional workshops. The final 2 are coming up on Tue Dec 13 in New Westminister and Wed Jan 11 in Quesnel (agenda not yet available). Register here for either workshop.
FSWP 2011 Interim Report Template now available. Reports due October 1st, 2011.
Please see our FSWP 2011 communications tools for resources to assist FSWP proponents and others in increasing awareness of salmon and watershed issues in the Fraser basin, including a tool kit, small grants and a facebook page.
FSWP has posted project pages for 2011 projects in the project section. Grant recipients are welcome to edit their project page. Your Contract checklist (sent with Service agreement) gives the Username and password to log in to ThinkSalmon. Detailed instructions, including how to add pictures to your project page, are available.
FSWP has posted both the executive summary and the full report of its recent third party evaluation.
FSWP is pleased to release the Count on Salmon Workshop Report. from the April workshop about the ongoing work to improve the data available on salmon returns, species composition and catch numbers.
FSWP guidelines for engagement of First Nations are reposted.

THINK SALMON is an initiative of the Fraser Salmon & Watersheds Program, which is jointly managed by Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) and Fraser Basin Council (FBC), two non-profits dedicated to ensuring sustainable Pacific salmon stocks.