The State of Salmon 2024 Report is a broad-scale evaluation of the state of all six species of Pacific salmon found in British Columbia and the Yukon. This flagship publication from the Pacific Salmon Foundation takes a data-driven approach to summarizing the state and trends in abundance for each species of salmon in nine major salmon-bearing regions. The report also explores key factors that are influencing salmon abundance and identifies pathways towards salmon recovery and resilience.
Our approach to assessing the state of salmon is based in Western science and offers a data-driven perspective on broad-scale state and trends. For many regions and species, the scientific record is relatively short and may not adequately represent changes in abundance that have undoubtedly occurred over centuries of colonization, settlement, and human development. However, these data represent a type of information that can be relatively easily compiled, analysed, and compared across broad spatial scales. We encourage readers to seek out additional sources of information about salmon in their area, in particular from local First Nations who often have deep intergenerational knowledge and relationships with salmon.
The suggested citation for the State of Salmon 2024 Report is:
Connors, K., Jones, E., Peacock, S., and Belton, K. (2024). State of Salmon 2024 Report. Pacific Salmon Foundation, Vancouver, BC, Canada. DOI: 10.60740/3867-G827 https://stateofsalmon.ca/
The Pacific Salmon Foundation, founded in 1987, is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to making transformational change for the benefit of Pacific salmon at every scale – from the smallest streams to the open ocean. We work with First Nations, Government, ENGO partners, industry, and all salmon supporters to achieve our vision of healthy, sustainable, and naturally diverse populations of Pacific salmon for the benefit of ecosystems and people for generations to come. By bringing together diverse representatives, we embolden big ideas and support long-term positive changes for salmon. We operate at the nexus of science and action, and this is where the State of Salmon Report fits in: raising public awareness and political will for salmon to influence evidence-based decision making.
We thank the Province of British Columbia for providing funding towards the development of this report. We are grateful for the ongoing work of staff at Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Pacific Salmon Commission to collect and share the data that we used in this report. In particular, we thank Aaron Foos, Brittany Jenewin, Antonio Velez-Espino, and Charmaine Carr-Harris for providing data. We are grateful to the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Population Science Advisory Committee for their feedback on our data sources and methodology, notably Sue Grant, Randall Peterman, Kyle Wilson, Brendan Connors, and Carrie Holt. We also thank the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Board of Directors who provided support and encouragement for developing this report. In particular, Ross Beaty, was an essential champion of this effort highlighting the need for this kind of reporting to help inform our collective understanding on the state of Pacific salmon in Canada.
Writing: Katrina Connors, Eileen Jones, Stephanie Peacock
Analysis: Stephanie Peacock, Eric Hertz, Bruno Carturan
Production Support: Kathleen Belton, Oscar Beardmore-Gray, Tracy Green, Braela Kwan, Allison Colina, Eric Hertz, Leah Honka, Marc Porter, Jessie Slobogian-Sanford, Katy Bryan, Ellen Battle
Web and Print Design: Tactica Interactive
Photo Credits:
© Pacific Salmon Foundation 2024 | BN: 11907 5638 RR0001
This report is a product of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Read more about PSF’s work at psf.ca
© Pacific Salmon Foundation 2024 | BN: 11907 5638 RR0001
This report is a product of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Read more about PSF’s work at psf.ca