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How harvesting immature Chinook salmon can shrink size and reduce future returns
New study by WFC and Raincoast Conservation Foundation highlights the problems of modern fisheries
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The Cost of Uncertainty in Ocean Salmon Fisheries
While Orcas and Salmon Declined, Ocean Harvests of Puget Sound Chinook Were Significantly Underestimated for Decades
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Building Like a Beaver
Bringing Habitat Back to the Chehalis Watershed with Beaver Dam Analogs
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WE DID IT!
Washington is the first place in the world to successfully remove and permanently ban commercial net pen aquaculture.
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Invest in the Future of Sustainable Fisheries
Join us in shaping a future where wild salmon, fishing families, and coastal communities thrive.
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Alaskan Chinook in Peril, a Plea for Endangered Species Act Protections
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Columbia River Hatcheries Are Harming Wild Salmon
After decades of harm, we're taking action under the Endangered Species Act to protect salmon and steelhead
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The Fish Trap: A Fisherman's Perspective

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Speak Up to Protect the Public's $14.4 Million Investment in Wild Salmon Conservation
Call on the the WA Fish and Wildlife Commission to fully implement the Columbia River nontribal gill net buyback passed by the Legislature and Governor that will provide one of the most significant gains for wild salmon conservation in decades.
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The Fish Trap Project

Wild Fish Conservancy is leading the way conducting experimental research aimed at finding a more sustainable future for commercial fishing.

Working Together, We Took Back Our Sound

Over the past five years, through the Our Sound, Our Salmon campaign, we've been fighting together tooth and nail in the Courts, the legislature, and through direct appeals to state officials, calling for an end to the dangerous commercial net pen industry that threatens the health of Puget Sound.

Now, thanks to the actions of so many over so many years Washington state has finally taken bold action to prohibit commercial net pen aquaculture in Puget Sound.