Government Investment Spotlight
6 2019 psf.ca
BIG ACTION
FOR SALMON!
Celebrating major investments
in wild salmon by our federal and
provincial governments
Federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (centre) and
B.C. Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham (right) toured the
Professor Kaganovsky. The Russian vessel was home to 21
scientists travelling the Gulf of Alaska for an unprecedented
study on factors affecting wild salmon on the open ocean.
DFO joined PSF as a funder of the expedition (p. 23).
Two years ago,
Fisheries Minister
Dominic LeBlanc
announced
$1.2 million in
funds over three
years through
the Coastal
Restoration Fund
at the Beaty
Museum at UBC.
Thanks to this
support, the
Pacific Salmon
Explorer will
continue to
expand into other
watersheds (p. 12).
The Pacific Salmon Endowment Fund supports PSF's core
costs, enabling more than 90 per cent of donations to be
spent directly on salmon projects (p. 5). Late last year,
PSF science advisor Dr. Brian Riddell attended the federal
government's announcement of a $5-million contribution to
top-up the fund.
Green Party MLA Adam Olsen (bottom, second from right) and B.C. Minister of
Agriculture Lana Popham (top, second from left) joined PSF staff at the South
Vancouver Island Gala. Both MLAs are strong supporters of the Pacific Salmon
Foundation and are vocal advocates in Victoria for wild salmon.
For the first time in PSF's history, a premier attended our fundraising gala in
Victoria. B.C. Premier John Horgan (fourth from right) with PSF staff took the
stage that night for some inspiring words about increased collaboration with
the federal government. One week later, the five-year B.C. Salmon Restoration
and Innovation Fund was announced comprised of $142.8 million from both
governments. The fund will be open to conservation, Indigenous and research
groups focused on projects to protect and restore wild salmon stocks.
