Marine Science
Program
Leading Salmon Research in our Oceans
PSF’s Marine Science Program carries out cutting-edge oceanic research, advancing knowledge of Pacific salmon and the challenges they face in their marine environment.
PSF researchers have completed a review of Pacific salmon hatcheries in British Columbia. The first of its kind since the mid-1990s, the review led to 15 reports and several recommendations to improve hatchery effectiveness and operations.
A Review of Pacific Salmon Hatcheries in British Columbia, Canada, and Interactions With Natural Populations , authored by Brian E. Riddell, Isobel Pearsall, and Andrew Rosenberger, was recently published in the April 2024 edition of the Fisheries Journal Magazine
PSF and BC Conservation Foundation’s Bottlenecks to Survival study is set to continue for three more years, supported by the B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund.
This project wouldn’t be possible without a committed group of volunteers who have dedicated their time collecting and monitoring data to support this research.
These volunteers are supporting PSF and BCCF’s marine scientists to investigate low salmon and steelhead survival rates in the Salish Sea. The volunteers use their recreational fishing boats to help tag juvenile fish so researchers can track their migrations and find out how many fish are successfully returning to spawn.