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Миссия Центра дикого лосося – определить, понять и защитить лучшие экосистемы дикого лосося на Тихоокеанском побережье. Мы разрабатываем и осуществляем научно обоснованные практические стратегии долгосрочного сохранения этих необычайных мест и их биологического разнообразия навеки.

Protecting globally significant salmon ecosystems.

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.

News & Updates

Japanese scientist with taimen on Sarufutsu river

New Protected Area in Japan

The Wild Salmon Center and Oji Paper Company have partnered to create a Protected Area on one of the country's last free-flowing wild salmon rivers. The Sarufutsu Environmental Conservation Forest is the first Protected Area on private lands in Japan specifically devoted to aquatic biodiversity. The 6,573 acre Protected Area will safeguard critical habitat for a number of species, including the endangered sea run taimen--the largest freshwater fish in Japan. Read More.



Alaskan fisherman, photo by Ben Knight

New Economic Report Reveals Salmon's $3 Billion Impact

January 25, 2010 -- New report reveals that if Pacific Rim fisheries aren't properly managed, not only will wild salmon populations suffer, regional economies will be hit hard as well. Read More.

photo by Michael Wilhelm, www.wilhelmphoto.com

Copenhagen Climate Change Talks Expose Threats to Salmon

December 14, 2009 -- At the Copenhagen climate talks in December, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) chose salmon as one of ten flagship species to highlight the way climate change is adversely affecting marine, terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Read More.

Elena Feoktistova and Konstantin Voytsekhovich

Sakhalin Salmon Initiative Receives Prestigious Russian Corporate Donor Award

December 3, 2009 -- The Russian business community recognizes the Sakhalin Salmon Initiative as a leading example of corporate-public partnership. Read More.

Sakhalin fishermen

First Russian Fishery Certified as Sustainable

September 10, 2009 -- Iturup Island fishery is the first in Russia to be awarded the Marine Stewardship Council label and the first salmon fishery to be certified since Alaska. View press release.


Additional News from Wild Salmon Center

  • Sustainable Fisheries Coalition. Read More.
  • Defending Wild Salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Read More.
  • Washington Coast Salmon Stronghold Analysis. Read More.
  • Addressing Hatchery Issues in Russia and Globally. Read More.
  • WSC Participates in Moscow Summit with President Obama. Read More.
  • National Geographic Features Kamchatka and WSC. Read More.
  • "Salmon Stronghold" Bill Introduced in Senate and House. Read More.

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