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.
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?
This two-part exchange was intended to enable leaders in the Russian Far East’s regional fisheries management agencies to benefit from the expertise of North American fisheries managers in devising ecologically, socially, and financially responsible strategies to handle recreational angling demand. This exchange draws from the Wild Salmon Center’s mission: 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. We have identified recreational angling tourism as a practical, economically viable and ecologically sustainable strategy for Russian regions with salmon populations to derive benefits from their fishery resources, while supporting science and conservation goals.
Throughout the Russian Far East, the development of extractive fossil fuel industries is seen as the linchpin for economic development and the generation of hard capital reserves. Because the fossil fuel infrastructure of drills, pipelines, derricks, mines, and access roads poses a grave threat to the wild salmon stocks and the ecosystems on which they depend, the Wild Salmon Center is formulating policy and technical recommendations to meet the region’s energy and development needs while ensuring the protection of salmon habitat for posterity.
The 2003 Oregon Legislature directed the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) to convene a citizen work group to review and evaluate the ODF Salmon Anchor Habitat Strategy for state forests in northwest Oregon. This paper summarizes that policy development for the benefit of the work group.
The Atlas, using more than four dozen maps, presents a never-before-seen, pan-Pacific perspective on the status of this genus.
The Atlas, using more than four dozen maps, presents a never-before-seen, pan-Pacific perspective on the status of this genus.