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Court Recommends Halting Alaska’s Unsustainable Harvest to Protect Wild Chinook and Southern Resident Killer Whales

In a massive international and coast-wide decision for wild Chinook and Southern Resident killer whale recovery, Seattle’s federal Court issued a landmark opinion on Tuesday that recommends terminating unsustainable commercial salmon harvest that has persisted for decades until new environmental reviews of those fisheries occur.

December 16, 2022 2 Comments

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SO MUCH GOOD NEWS TO SHARE FOR WILD FISH!

Over the past few weeks, we’ve made incredible strides and progress on a variety of our science, education, and advocacy initiatives being covered in local and international news. With too frequent doom-inspiring news stories dominating the news, we’re excited to share some good news for wild salmon recovery!

November 6, 2022 No Comments

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New Research Shows Innovative Commercial Fishing Technique Can Aid Wild Salmon Recovery & Support Sustainable Fisheries

Wild Fish Conservancy published a new study in Fisheries Research further confirming the critical role commercial fish traps can play in recovering wild salmon and steelhead, improving fisheries management, and providing new sustainable fishing opportunities for coastal fishing communities.

October 6, 2022 No Comments

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Celebrating a Landmark Legal Victory for Southern Resident Killer Whales and Wild Chinook Recovery

A deep dive into the background and implications of the landmark Court decision in WFC’s lawsuit against the federal government for authorizing harvest that is harming Southern Resident orca and wild Chinook recovery.

August 13, 2022 1 Comment

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Bombshell Court Victory: Chinook Harvest Harms Southern Resident Killer Whales and Wild Chinook Recovery

A bombshell ruling from Seattle’s federal Court is calling out the federal government for failing to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) and wild Chinook by approving unsustainable Chinook harvest at levels that are harming the recovery of both federally protected species.

August 10, 2022 1 Comment

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Watch: New Short-Video of the Fish Trap Project in Oregon

Check out our newest fish trap video!

January 13, 2022 No Comments

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The Passive Capture Technique

Through the wind, rain and the beautiful early fall days, Wild Fish Conservancy and commercial fishing partner Billie Delaney continue to operate the new experimental

October 4, 2021 No Comments

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Federal Court Finds NOAA’s Harvest Mitigation Proposal Violated Endangered Species Act Protections for Wild Chinook and Southern Resident Killer Whales

A groundbreaking new ruling from the federal court in Seattle is calling into question the continuation of decades of unsustainable commercial salmon harvest in Southeast Alaska.

September 29, 2021 1 Comment

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Salmon Fishery Plan Change Proposed to Protect Endangered Orcas

Fishing in Pacific Northwest Would Be Limited if Salmon Population Drops

June 1, 2021 No Comments

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Washington Takes Historic Step to Legalize Fish Traps for Sustainable Commercial Fishing on the Columbia River

Washington state is taking a historic step forward to legalize fish traps for sustainable commercial fishing on the Columbia River.

April 30, 2021 No Comments

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Publication in BioScience Suggests that a Return to Historical Indigenous Fishing Practices and Systems of Management Can Help Recover Pacific Salmon Fisheries

A new publication co-authored by WFC’s Adrian Tuohy suggests that a return to historical Indigenous fishing practices and systems of salmon management may be key to revitalizing struggling Pacific Salmon fisheries across the North Pacific.

December 25, 2020 No Comments

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Understanding How Ocean Harvest Affects the Size, Abundance, and Resiliency of Chinook

Wild Fish Conservancy’s Dr. Nick Gayeski explains his latest work to develop an individual-based eco-genetic model of Chinook salmon in order to improve our understanding of how harvest in the mixed-stock ocean fishery is changing wild Chinook that Southern Resident killer whales, coastal communities, and our region’s ecosystem depend on.

August 19, 2020 No Comments

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To save endangered orcas, halt Southeast Alaska’s Chinook salmon fishery

Environmentalists ask court to block the summer fishing season until NOAA proves the harvest wouldn’t starve endangered Southern Resident killer whales.

April 16, 2020 No Comments

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NOAA-approved harvest plan threatens federally protected Chinook and killer whales

Overharvest of Chinook salmon in S.E. Alaska threatens the coast-wide survival of wild salmon, Southern Resident killer whales, and coastal fishing communities For more information,

January 9, 2020 No Comments

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New research shows an ancient fishing tool provides a new solution to salmon recovery

A groundbreaking new published paper by Wild Fish Conservancy demonstrated survival of salmon and steelhead released from an experimental fish trap on the Columbia River was far higher than rates for any previously tested commercial fishing gears on the Columbia River.

July 18, 2019 No Comments

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Lawsuit Aims to Protect West Coast Salmon for Starving Orcas

Conservation groups file suit to hold the federal government responsible for considering the needs of starving orcas when managing commercial fisheries

April 3, 2019 No Comments

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Wild Fish Conservation Organizations Intend to Sue Idaho for Unauthorized Steelhead Fishing

The Conservation Angler, Wild Fish Conservancy, Snake River Waterkeeper, Friends of the Clearwater, and Idaho Rivers United yesterday sent notice of their intent to sue officials of the Idaho Department of Fish & Game (“IDFG”) and Idaho Fish & Game Commission (“Commission”) under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) for allowing sport fisheries that harm and prevent the recovery of wild Snake River Basin steelhead, including the iconic but critically low wild B-run steelhead.

October 17, 2018 No Comments

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Lawsuit Launched to Help Protect Salmon for Starving Orcas

Wild Fish Conservancy and Center for Biological Diversity send notice of intent to sue over the federal management of salmon fisheries that ignores the prey needs of endangered Southern Resident killer whales.

August 27, 2018 No Comments

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Prominent Fisheries Scientists Propose New Place-Based Management Approach for the Benefit of Wild Salmon

A paper by Wild Fish Conservancy’s Dr. Nick Gayeski proposing a forward-looking, sustainable management approach to global salmon fisheries was published in Fisheries journal.

May 22, 2018 No Comments

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A new ‘place-based’ approach to raise the bar on sustainably harvested salmon

In a newly published paper, scientists form WFC, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the University of Montana propose an alternative ‘place-based’ framework for certifying wild salmon that recognizes the ecological connection between wild salmon and the natal watersheds to which they are locally adapted.

March 19, 2018 No Comments

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