No ordinary fish. No ordinary year.

Photo credit: Jonny Armstrong

The International Year of the Salmon Initiative

2018 - 2022

Establishing the conditions necessary to ensure the resilience of salmon and people in a rapidly changing world.

The International Year of the Salmon (IYS) has been governed by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) and the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)

IYS Resources

Click here to learn more about the IYS and access IYS blogs, articles, publications, and media, and learn more about signature projects.

Photo credit: Dr. Paul Vescei, winner of the 2020 IYS Photo Challenge

IYS Synthesis Symposium

Photo credit: Natalie Sopinka

Stay tuned for updates regarding the IYS Roadmap to 2030 and how our organizations will continue this work into the future!

IYS Signature Projects

Visit the links below to learn about our successful signature projects, including our pan-Pacific research expeditions, and to access IYS archives!

2022 Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition

Visit our 2022 Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition ArcGIS Story Map to learn more about the largest ever pan-Pacific expedition to study the winter ecology of salmon in the North Pacific Ocean.

IYS High Seas Expeditions

Visit our High Seas Expeditions page to learn more about all three international IYS research expeditions, and to access expedition resources.

IYS Data Mobilization Portal

An internal portal for IYS participants to centralize access to documentation, tutorials, data summaries, and data products.

The Likely Suspects Framework

Photo credit: Jonny Armstrong