International Year of the Salmon 2019

A coalition of organizations have declared 2019 as the International Year of the Salmon (IYS).

The International Year of the Salmon is an initiative to inform and stimulate outreach and research that aspires to establish the conditions necessary to ensure the resilience of salmon and people throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

IYS seeks to protect salmon by bringing countries together to share knowledge, raise public awareness and take action.

The extraordinary life histories of salmon in the Northern Hemisphere exposes them to many environmental and human-caused factors influencing their health and abundance.

IYS events are intended to raise awareness of what humans can do to ensure salmon and their habitats are conserved and restored.

There was an opening ceremony for the International Year of the Salmon at the Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo 2018.

The IYS North Pacific Opening Event was held at Jack Poole Plaza in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Hosted by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) and the Pacific Salmon Foundation, the event drew an audience of media and over 100 leaders in salmon conservation from government, Indigenous groups, NGOs, academia, and industry from around the Pacific Rim.