The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2026 Lorraine Loomis Memorial Scholarship. Ms. Isabella Long (Sisitsalitsa) of Washington will receive the $5,000 award for the 2026/27 academic year in pursuit of her undergraduate...
Northern Fund Call for Proposals for projects beginning in 2027 The Pacific Salmon Commission’s Northern Fund Committee (NFC) has issued its 2027 Call for Proposals for projects which are consistent with, and necessary for, the implementation of the Pacific Salmon...
Southern Fund Call for Proposals for projects beginning in 2027 The Pacific Salmon Commission’s Southern Fund Committee (SFC) has issued its 2027 Call for Proposals and is now accepting project concepts for the 2027 funding cycle in support of the Pacific Salmon...
$9.9M in Funding Awarded by the Northern and Southern Funds The Pacific Salmon Commission’s (PSC) Northern and Southern Funds have selected 85 projects to receive a total of $9.9M USD in funding for 2026. Northern Fund: $5.28M USD awarded to 38 projects Southern Fund:...
2026 Larry Rutter Award Ceremony The Pacific Salmon Commission is pleased to announce that Dr. Laurie Weitkamp is the recipient of the 2026 Larry Rutter Award in Pacific Salmon Conservation. She received the honors at the Commission’s 41st Annual Meeting in Vancouver,...
The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 Lorraine Loomis Memorial Scholarship. Ms. Arielle Koenig of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia will receive the $5,000 award for the 2025/26 academic year at the University...
2025 Larry Rutter Award Ceremony The Pacific Salmon Commission is proud to announce that Mr. Steve Gotch is the recipient of the 2025 Larry Rutter Award in Pacific Salmon Conservation. Steve has served the Pacific Salmon Commission in several capacities for many years...
Tribal and First Nations Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony A signing ceremony was held during the PSC's 40th Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Portland Hotel at the Oregon Convention Center on February 11th, 2025 to commemorate a new Memorandum of...
2024 Lorraine Loomis Memorial Scholarship Recipient Announced The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 Lorraine Loomis Memorial Scholarship. Ms. Kristen Reece of Alaska will receive the $5,000 award for the 2024/2025...
2024 Larry Rutter Award Ceremony https://youtu.be/2tocoTg7F3Y The Pacific Salmon Commission is pleased to announce Mike Staley as the recipient of the 2024 Larry Rutter Memorial Award for Pacific Salmon Conservation. Mike received his Master of Science degree from the...
Lorraine Loomis Scholarship The Pacific Salmon Commission is pleased to announce that it has established a scholarship in memory of Lorraine Loomis. Lorraine, an elder in the Swinomish Tribe, passed away in August 2021, ending a decades-long career advocating for...
2023 Larry Rutter Award Ceremony https://youtu.be/6iCvjB4ujZc The Pacific Salmon Commission is pleased to announce Dr. Gary Morishima as the recipient of the 2023 Larry Rutter Memorial Award for Pacific Salmon Conservation. Gary has worked tirelessly for decades to...