WSC Comments on WRIA 20 Public Draft Management Plan
"Given this large collaborative investment, we are very interested in the future ecological condition of the Hoh River basin."
Resources
Historic Steelhead Abundance: Washington NW Coast and Puget Sound
The Hoh River Trust owns and manages 4,685 acres of land to provide refugia for expression of Hoh River salmonid biodiversity outside of Olympic National Park. This paper provides a thorough historic perspective from which to manage for perpetuation of steelhead as but one indicator of the larger Hoh River ecosystem.
Wild Salmon Center IRS Form 990 (2005)
Audited Financial Statement (2005)
A Proactive Sanctuary Strategy to Anchor and Restore High-Priority Wild Salmon Ecosystems
"Unless we direct our recovery and restoration funding toward priority salmon ecosystems, there is a strong possibility that continued human population growth, increasing resource scarcity and our globally-oriented economic system will drive many wild salmon populations in western North American toward extinction."
Salmon 2100: A Proactive Strategy to Anchor and Restore the Priority Wild Salmon Ecosystems
"We must collectively adopt a bold salmon protection and restoration policy if significant, sustainable runs of wild salmon are to exist from British Columbia southward in 2100 and beyond. "
Angling Ecotourism: Issues, Guidelines and Experience from Kamchatka
Following the emergence of catch-and-release recreational fishing, we believe that angling can be legitimately considered a form of ecotourism that contributes positively to conservation, science, and local or regional economic development.
Over-Escapement: Is there a Problem?
The Wild Salmon Center has produced this White Paper in response to the concept of “over-escapement” being used as a justification for increased commercial harvest of salmon. The purpose of this paper is to examine the origin and uses of this controversial concept, and to explore the variety of perspectives on over-escapement. Is it a problem, or is it simply a natural occurrence in wild salmon ecology?