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Big Bar Landslide Updates:

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The Pacific Salmon Commission issues news releases and announcements on a periodic basis relevant to our mandate. Included are new technical reports, meeting summaries, and other PSC notices and publications; Calls for Proposals; and, job vacancies.

  • The Larry Rutter Memorial Award 2022 February 3, 2022
    The Pacific Salmon Commission is pleased to announce Mr. William (Bill) Auger as the recipient of the 2022 Larry Rutter Memorial Award for Pacific Salmon Conservation. Bill is a long-time Southeast Alaska commercial gillnetter who made a conscious choice in 1987 to get engaged and involved in the management of the fisheries he participates in. He ...
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  • Mark Selective Fisheries Fund Inaugural Request for Proposals May 31, 2021
    The Mark Selective Fisheries Fund Committee is pleased to announce their inaugural Request for Proposals for projects starting between November 2021 and October 2022. Applications are due by August 2nd, 2021. For more information, click the link below.
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  • Southern Fund Issues Their 2022 Call for Proposals May 27, 2021
    The Pacific Salmon Commission’s Southern Fund Committee announce their Call for Proposals for projects starting in 2022 consistent with the goals and principals of the Fund. Preliminary, stage-one applications with ideas and concepts submitted by private, non-profit, and public sector applicants will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 3 2021.  
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  • Northern Fund Issues Their 2022 Call for Proposals May 27, 2021
    The Pacific Salmon Commission’s Northern Fund Committee announces their Call for Proposals for projects starting in 2022 consistent with the goals and principals of the Northern Fund. Preliminary, stage-one applications with ideas and concepts submitted by private, non-profit, and public sector applicants will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is midnight on Tuesday, August 31 2021.
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  • Lower Fraser River Test Fisher and Buyer Applications April 13, 2021
    Thank you to everyone who inquired and provided valuable feedback on the development of the lower Fraser River test fishery. We received overwhelming support for our proposed test fishing location at Brownsville Bar and will be proceeding with the test fishery at this location. The deadline for both the Test Fisher and Buyer applications is ...
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  • Lower Fraser River Test Fishery Feedback Request March 25, 2021
    With record-low Fraser sockeye run sizes in three out of the last five years, it has become increasingly challenging for in-river test fisheries to catch enough sockeye for assessment purposes. This has been particularly challenging at the Cottonwood gillnet test fishery, which is used primarily for stock identification purposes. The Pacific Salmon Commission in partnership with ...
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  • Southern Fund Issues Their 2021 Call for Proposals June 29, 2020
    The Pacific Salmon Commission’s Southern Fund Committee announce their Call for Proposals for projects starting in 2021 consistent with the goals and principals of the Fund. Preliminary, stage-one applications with ideas and concepts submitted by private, non-profit, and public sector applicants will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 4 2020.  
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  • Northern Fund Issues Their 2021 Call for Proposals June 3, 2020
    The Pacific Salmon Commission’s Northern Fund Committee announces their Call for Proposals for projects starting in 2021 consistent with the goals and principals of the Northern Fund. Preliminary, stage-one applications with ideas and concepts submitted by private, non-profit, and public sector applicants will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is midnight on Friday, August 28 2020.
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