
The International Year of the Salmon North Pacific Opening Event
The IYS North Pacific Opening Event—hosted by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) and the Pacific Salmon Foundation—was held at Jack Poole Plaza in
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.
2019 is the focal year of the IYS, with research and outreach continuing through to 2022.
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.
Canada
Danmark/Denmark
England
Suomi/Finland
France
Deutschland/Germany
日 本 / Japan
Norge/Norway
Northern Ireland
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Sverige/Sweden
United States
Wales
The IYS North Pacific Opening Event—hosted by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) and the Pacific Salmon Foundation—was held at Jack Poole Plaza in
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The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) announced that the International Gulf of Alaska Expedition 2019
To mark the International Year of the Salmon, a two-day Symposium will be held ahead of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization’s (NASCO) Annual Meeting,
The 2018 angling catch in Scotland was the lowest on record. Salmon anglers were abandoning their rivers with disastrous effects for the economy of many
As part of the International Year of the Salmon, CTS New Zealand is donating $5 (NZD) from every Affinity DQ and Affinity Skagit rod blank
Over the years, the presentation “The return of the salmon” has already been distributed to more than 10.000 schools in the northern part of Germany.
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 – Indigenous Peoples, fishers, scientists, governments, concerned citizens – working together to increase understanding, create awareness, and take action.
This is your chance to join like-minded people across the Northern Hemisphere to make a difference.
Register your salmon events or projects with us.
Scotland
Click HERE to visit Northern Ireland’s page on the IYS.
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