Environmental change and human impacts across the Northern Hemisphere are placing salmon at risk. The International Year of the Salmon aims to bring people together to share and develop knowledge more effectively, raise awareness and take action.
Since the time of hunter-gatherers, salmon have been a vital resource to humans for food, economy and culture. Salmon also play a key role in aquatic ecosystems and act as indicators of the overall health of land, air, rivers and oceans on which we, and other fish and wildlife, depend.
Photo: Lisa Hupp/Alaska US Fish and Wildlife Service
Many threats to salmon are shared across the Northern Hemisphere. To establish the conditions for the resilience of salmon and people, we want to collaborate at local to hemispheric scales. Through partnerships, the International Year of the Salmon will connect scientists, Indigenous Peoples, fishers, policy makers and resource managers to create an intense burst of outreach and research that will enhance the effectiveness of their efforts to conserve and protect salmon.
Photo: Steve Martarano | Pacific Southwest Region US Fish and Wildlife Service
Human activities continue to impact salmon, with many stocks now at critical levels – but it’s not too late. It will take all of us – fishers, scientists, Indigenous Peoples, governments, concerned citizens – working together to create real awareness, understanding and conservation action.
To learn what’s happening in your country please click on a flag below or continue to browse through this website to learn about IYS events and projects happening throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will launch the International Year of the Salmon 2019 for England during the opening session of
In the Greater Atlantic Region of NOAA Fisheries, we are launching IYS on October 30, 2018 at the New England Aquarium. The event will include
The Atlantic Salmon Ecosystems Forum (ASEF) began in 2002 and has been hosted by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Project SHARE and other
The goal of the “Salmon Comeback!” campaign is the return of the Atlantic salmon to the whole of the upper Rhine river basin. Originally the
The International Year of the Salmon involves a dozen countries with one overarching goal: Salmon are resilient to climate change. Survive surprise. Salmon uniquely integrate
This is your chance to join like-minded people across the Northern Hemisphere to make a difference.
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