2024

News & Announcements

Conservation Advocates Sue Over Lower Columbia River Hatchery Programs Harming Wild Salmon and Hindering Recovery Progress

Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler filed against federal, state, and local governments for their continued funding and operation of Mitchell Act and Select Area Fishery Enhancement (SAFE) program hatcheries that are far exceeding limits under the ESA designed to prevent extinction of imperiled wild salmon and steelhead.

April 17, 2024 No Comments

Press Releases

New Research Shows Curtailing Chinook Salmon Ocean Fisheries Will Promote Southern Resident Orca & Wild Chinook Recovery

New research was published in the journal of Communications Earth & Environment sounds a grave warning for endangered Southern Resident killer whales and highlights the urgent conservation measures necessary to stem their pending extinction. While projecting rapid population collapse in roughly 40 years’ time from maintenance of the status-quo, the authors also shine light on the hopeful path forward to recovery.

April 5, 2024 No Comments

News & Announcements

Celebrating Mary Valentine

It is with great sadness that we must share the news about our dear friend and colleague Mary Valentine who passed away tragically last week.

January 31, 2024 No Comments

News & Announcements

Third Finn Creek Public Outreach Meeting: February 27th at 5:00pm at the Greater Hansville Community Center

After refining the restoration project designs over the past year to incorporate prior public input and new modeling data, Wild Fish Conservancy, Blue Coast Engineering,

January 29, 2024 No Comments

Press Releases

Conservation Advocates Serve Notice of Intent to Sue Over Columbia River Hatchery Programs Harming Wild Salmon Recovery

Today, Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler issued a 60-day Notice of Intent to sue federal, state, and local agencies for chronic and ongoing violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) resulting from the Mitchell Act and SAFE program hatcheries on the Columbia River.

January 26, 2024 No Comments

Press Releases

Alaskan Chinook in Peril, A Plea for Protection under the Endangered Species Act

Wild Fish Conservancy filed a petition today calling for federal protection of Alaskan Chinook under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This emergency action is being taken in response to the severe decline and poor condition of Chinook populations throughout the state of Alaska.

January 11, 2024 2 Comments

News & Announcements

We’re Taking Emergency Action to Protect Alaskan Chinook

Wild Fish Conservancy filed a petition calling for federal protection of Alaskan Chinook under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This emergency action is being taken in response to the severe decline and poor condition of Chinook populations throughout the state of Alaska.

January 11, 2024 3 Comments

Wild Fish Conservancy

Frequently Asked Questions to the Petition to Designate Evolutionary Significant Units and List Alaskan Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) under the Endangered Species Act

Frequently Asked Questions on the Petition to Designate Evolutionary Significant Units and List Alaskan Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) under the Endangered Species Act

January 10, 2024 No Comments

Conservation Advocates Sue Over Lower Columbia River Hatchery Programs Harming Wild Salmon and Hindering Recovery Progress

New Research Shows Curtailing Chinook Salmon Ocean Fisheries Will Promote Southern Resident Orca & Wild Chinook Recovery

Celebrating Mary Valentine

Third Finn Creek Public Outreach Meeting: February 27th at 5:00pm at the Greater Hansville Community Center

Conservation Advocates Serve Notice of Intent to Sue Over Columbia River Hatchery Programs Harming Wild Salmon Recovery

Alaskan Chinook in Peril, A Plea for Protection under the Endangered Species Act

We’re Taking Emergency Action to Protect Alaskan Chinook

Frequently Asked Questions to the Petition to Designate Evolutionary Significant Units and List Alaskan Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) under the Endangered Species Act

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Conservation Advocates Sue Over Lower Columbia River Hatchery Programs Harming Wild Salmon and Hindering Recovery Progress

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