Commemoration of MOU between PSC, Sumas First Nation, and Fisheries & Oceans Canada Today, the Sumas First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and the Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) celebrated a new era of collaboration and cooperation in Fraser River...
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Sociocultural Significance of Salmon to Tribes and First Nations
Sociocultural Significance of Salmon to Tribes and First Nations Pacific salmon are a cultural and ecological keystone species, irreplaceable and core to the identities and ways of life of Indigenous communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. This presentation...
The Larry Rutter Memorial Award 2022
The Larry Rutter Memorial Award 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...
Press Release RE: Pacific Salmon Treaty Chapter 4
Pacific Salmon Commission recommends new language for Chapter 4 under the Pacific Salmon Treaty July 2, 2019: The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) has recommended to the governments of Canada and the United States a new agreement for Chapter 4 (Fraser River Sockeye and...
Fiona Martens and Catherine Michielsens selected to co-lead Chief Biologist role
Fiona Martens and Catherine Michielsens selected to co-lead Chief Biologist role Dear PSC Family, I am pleased to announce that Catherine Michielsens and Fiona Martens were the successful joint candidates for the PSC Chief Biologist position. The bilateral selection...