Salmon Steward

salmon Steward magazine 31 REEL COMMITMENT Despite a challenging year for the recreational fishing sector, lodges and other businesses along the coast continued to raise significant funds for PSF's efforts to protect salmon stocks. Some of the lodges that supported PSF this year are Duncanby Lodge, Naden Lodge, Langara Island Lodge and Shearwater. Other industry leaders include Hakai Land & Sea Society, Reel Obsession, Westview Marina and the Mill Bay Marine Group. These companies understand the need to protect this iconic species, and we look forward to collaborating, listening to and working with them in the future. CHAMPIONS Gage Allard of Good Hope Cannery, seen here collecting broodstock alongside Duncanby Lodge for the conservation project at Percy Walkus Hatchery in Rivers Inlet. Orca Spirit Adventures If you're interested in learning more about donating a percentage of your company's sales to PSF, please contact Cory Matheson via cmatheson@psf.ca. 1% FOR SALMON Throughout 2019, in addition to fishing operations and whale watchers, we saw an increase in companies devoting a percentage of sales to PSF and salmon conservation and restoration. The following list of organizations paved the way for a new style of donation that promises to make an impact for salmon on our coast: • Helijet • Bridgeview Marine • Postmark Brewing • Schooley Mitchell Furthermore, a nod to the breweries who collaborated on the Pod Pack, donating a dollar from every purchase to the benefit of wild salmon and the Southern Resident Killer Whales that rely on them: • Vancouver Island Brewing • Île Sauvage Brewing • Land & Sea Brewing • Twin City Brewing • White Sails Brewing WHALE WATCHERS MAKE A SPLASH The whale watching industry continued its dedication to Pacific salmon, with gener- ous contributions from nine different companies toward our conservation programs. These companies include BC Whale Tours, Eagle Wing Tours, Five Star Whale Watching, Prince of Whales, Ocean Outfitters, Vancouver Whale Watch, Vancouver Island Whale Watch and Wild Whales Vancouver. Of particular note: Orca Spirit Adventures, who stepped up their donation to $45,000 this year. << Special thanks to Vancouver Island Brewing for also launching the PSF Chinook Lager.

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