Pacific Northwest Salmon and Steelhead Stronghold Population Identification and Network Options
Presented by R. W. Charmichael, North American Salmon Stronghold Partnership.
Resources
Strong Salmon and Steelhead Populations
Multispecies salmon population map of the western United States.
Sockeye Salmon in Fraser and Skeena Rivers 'Critically Endangered,' Report Says
About one-quarter of the world's population of sockeye salmon is threatened with extinction and most of those endangered stocks are in British Columbia, according to a new global assessment released yesterday.
S. 3608 Salmon Stronghold Partnership Bill
Full text of the final legislation.
Salmon Stronghold Bill Introduced
Full text of the bill introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell.
The Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2008
Overview of new legislation. This Act will complement efforts to recover threatened and endangered stocks by directly supporting public-private incentive-based efforts to maintain strong “seed” stocks, sustaining the economic, ecological, cultural, and health benefits of wild Pacific salmon for future generations.
Associated Press: New Strategy Targets Abundant Salmon Runs
The Oregonian: Salmon Plan Favors the Strongest
Field Protocols / Best Monitoring Practices
Whether surveying salmon on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia or in the Columbia River basin in the United States, scientists need a set of standard monitoring protocols that minimize methodological errors, maximizes the validity and consistency of data, and allows them to make reliable comparisons and reasonable conclusions across projects and river basins and over time.
Wild Salmon Center Releases Hoh Tributary Report
In July, the Wild Salmon Center released one of the most intensive habitat studies ever conducted on Pacific salmon. The report focuses on the Hoh River Basin, one of the most productive wild salmon rivers in northwest Washington. Findings will be used to inform the prioritization of Hoh River tributaries for conservation actions and bolster the case for funding watershed health projects identified by the North Pacific Coast Lead Entity. The report will help agencies and community groups prioritize habitat restoration, land conservation easements, and willing-seller land acquisitions.