Board of Directors

We are led by an experienced volunteer Board of Directors, which includes experts in international conservation, salmon research and management from Russia, Canada, and the United States. Mitch Zuklie, ChairmanSan …

Who We Are

Wild Salmon Center is a conservation organization with programmatic activities in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California and the Western Pacific. The home office is located in Portland, Oregon with …

Our Story

Wild Salmon Center was founded in 1992 by avid fly-fishermen Pete Soverel and Tom Pero. Former Navy captain Pete Soverel was one of a small group of western anglers to …

Stronghold Approach

Protecting the best: Proactive conservation Billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on salmon restoration efforts in the United States and Canada, yet few success stories have emerged. Many of …

Science

Our Science program conducts research and draws together the best available information, so that we and our partners can best conserve and sustainably use the North Pacific’s wild salmon ecosystems. …

Why Protect Salmon

By Guido Rahr, Wild Salmon Center President and CEO Few animals have been as central to the Pacific human experience as salmon. Their annual migrations are a miracle of nature. …