Help Shape Canada's Pacific Salmon Recovery Strategy
Official title: Let's talk Pacific Salmon
Pacific salmon populations are declining, and the federal government wants your input on how to respond. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is gathering feedback on the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative, a major effort to restore salmon habitat and rebuild stocks. This is an ongoing engagement platform where you can weigh in on restoration priorities and track progress.
Why This Matters
Love fishing? Eat salmon? Care about BC's rivers and ecosystems? Pacific salmon are a cornerstone of West Coast life, culture, and economy. Their decline affects everyone from commercial fishers to Indigenous communities to families who enjoy salmon at dinner. Your input helps decide where restoration dollars go and which streams get priority.
What Could Change
The government is developing a strategic framework and restoration priorities plan. Your feedback could influence which rivers and habitats get restoration funding first. DFO may also adjust how it reports progress on salmon recovery based on what people want to see.
Key Issues
- What should be the priorities for habitat restoration in BC and Yukon?
- How should DFO communicate progress on salmon recovery efforts?
- What results do you want to see from the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative?
How to Participate
- Visit Let's Talk Pacific Salmon and register to participate in ongoing consultations.
- Share your input on the PSSI Strategic Framework by completing a short survey.
- Help shape habitat restoration priorities for the Pacific Region.