Sharing Salmon: It’s Time For Action

About these fish

These beautiful wild coho salmon babies are being raised at Oyster River hatchery in British Columbia. This is made possible by salmon farmers!

Sharing Salmon: It’s Time For Action

About these fish

These beautiful wild coho salmon babies are being raised at Oyster River hatchery in British Columbia. This is made possible by salmon farmers!

We’re learning how aquaculture is already a major part of protecting British Columbia’s precious wild salmon & we need your help to build awareness – please join us!

Saving wild salmon in Canada’s Pacific Northwest
Watch this amazing story about British Columbia’s Quatsino Lodge, which has raised 80,000 baby Chinook salmon in an ocean net pen for release to the wild.

 

Salmon farmers came to the rescue of local volunteers to help make the project possible. This tale proves, once again, that when salmon people work together, they can accomplish wonders.

You can help us protect wild salmon:

Meet the Wild Salmon Protectors…

Fighting for wild salmon means always striving to do more. Wild Salmon Protectors know that salmon farming is already a major part of protecting these precious wild fish. Get involved with Sharing Salmon to be part of the journey.

Dr. Don Noakes

Dean of Science & Technology at Vancouver Island University

Nanaimo

Jean Schoenfelder

Fishing lodge owner & hatchery volunteer

Quatsino Sound

Paul Klugh

Cermaq Canada farm at Venture Point

Okisollo Channel

Dr. Bill Pennell

Co-founder, Vancouver Island University Fisheries and Aquaculture Program

Nanaimo

Dr. Don Noakes

Dean of Science & Technology at Vancouver Island University

Nanaimo

Jean Schoenfelder

Fishing lodge owner & hatchery volunteer

Quatsino Sound

Paul Klugh

Cermaq Canada farm at Venture Point

Okisollo Channel

Dr. Bill Pennell

Co-founder, Vancouver Island University Fisheries and Aquaculture Program

Nanaimo

Heather Clarke

Owner of Poseidon OS

Campbell River

Maurice Isaac

Fish farm Manager for Marine Harvest

Alert Bay

Andrew Isenor

Cermaq Canada farm at Venture Point

Okisollo Channel

Walt Schoenfelder

Fishing lodge owner & hatchery volunteer

Quatsino Sound

Chief Mumxux Olsewide (Harold Sewid)

Commercial herring fisherman

Qwe’Qwa’Sot’Enox First Nation

Hank Bood

Former Mayor of Port Hardy

Matt Clarke

Owner of Poseidon OS

Campbell River

James Walkus

Founder, James Walkus Fish Co.

Tsulquate Reserve, Port Hardy

Laura Windatt

Aquaculture software consultant

Campbell River

Matthew Brocklehurst

Assistant Manager, Marine Harvest

Nanaimo

Rebekah Norton

Technician, Marine Harvest

Merville, BC

Chris Walling

Sawmill Worker

Ladysmith, BC

Kevin Onclin

CEO – Badinotti Net Services Canada

Campbell River, BC

Kenny Leslie

First Feed Supervisor – Marine Harvest

Campbell River, BC

Don Read

Owner, Willowfield Enterprises

Agassiz, B.C.

Terry Brooks

President, Golden Eagle Aquaculture

Agassiz, B.C.

Kevin Onclin

CEO – Badinotti Net Services Canada

Campbell River, BC

 

Kenny Leslie

First Feed Supervisor – Marine Harvest

Campbell River, BC

Don Read

Owner, Willowfield Enterprises

Agassiz, B.C.

Terry Brooks

President, Golden Eagle Aquaculture

Agassiz, B.C.

See the Full Gallery of Wild Salmon Protectors Here: