We are excited to announce the launch of the newly named PSF Marine Data Centre and its redesigned website!
The updated platform offers easier navigation, enhanced data accessibility, and a fresh look, all aimed at supporting research and conservation of Pacific salmon in BC. All of the trusted content from the previous Strait of Georgia Data Centre is still there, we have just updated the look and feel of the site and added a few new features. The name change reflects that our data holdings are no longer confined to the Strait of Georgia, however that will always be a focus of ours. Visit the site (marinedata.psf.ca) and check out our newsletter to learn more!
Pacific salmon are famous for incredible migrations back to their home rivers, but they spend most of their adult lives in the ocean.
Beginning in the 1970s, Pacific salmon’s marine survival rates — the number of fish that survive the migration from river to ocean and return as adults – mysteriously and sharply declined. Efforts to reduce harvest, restore habitat, and improve hatchery practices in the decades since have not led to recovery.
Tasked with explaining this catastrophic drop-off in abundance, PSF completed a five-year transboundary project called the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project in 2020, which identified several urgent areas of research and action to advance Pacific salmon recovery. This led to PSF launching the Marine Science Program, which continues to advance knowledge of Pacific salmon by addressing the findings from the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project.
With climate change and human-made issues putting even more pressure on Pacific salmon, PSF’s Marine Science Program is uniquely positioned to carry out independent and science-based oceanic research to inform experts, government, and the public.
Together, we can all work towards creating a prosperous future for Pacific salmon.