Speaking for the Salmon
Elevating the Dialogue on Wild Salmon Conservation
Watershed Watch regularly delivers presentations on salmon conservation and participates in, and helps organize, a variety of workshops and meetings to further increase awareness of key issues surrounding BC's wild salmon. Watershed Watch also continues to assist Simon Fraser University in the organizing and financing of its Speaking for the Salmon seminar series. Since 1998, Watershed Watch has been involved in more than 20 Speaking for the Salmon seminars. For a full list of the Speaking for the Salmon proceedings, see the SFU Continuing Studies in Science website.
Recent Speaking for the Salmon Reports:
- Proceedings from: Building a Vision for Green Energy in British Columbia, November 3-4, 2009 (pdf)
- Statement from Think Tank of Scientists - Adapting to Change: Managing Fraser sockeye in the face of declining productivity and increasing uncertainty (pdf)
- Proceedings Report from Summit on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon: Understanding Stock Declines and Prospects for the Future, March 30-31, 2010 (pdf)
Upcoming Speaking for the Salmon Meetings:
- Fraser Sockeye 2010, December 2 - 3, 2010: An invitational think tank of independent scientists to review the Fraser River sockeye returns for 2010 (learn more...)
- The Ups and Downs of Fraser River Sockeye - A free public presentation, December 6, 2010: A panel of scientists will discuss their findings from an independent think tank on the Fraser sockeye 2010 returns. The think tank will address: Why was the return so large in 2010? How can you go from the worst to the best returns in one year? How do you manage for this kind of uncertainty? (learn more...)
Outreach Presentations:
Watershed Watch welcomes speaking invitations, provides technical support, and has been the key presenter at Rotary Clubs, scientific panels, fishing clubs, and conservation groups. We have recently given presentations to:
- SFU Environmental Science Class
- Steelhead Society of BC
- Board of the Sport Fishing Institute
- Whistler Flyfishing and Whistler Angling Club
- Osprey Flyfishers
- BCIT Environmental Science Class
- Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club
- Mid-Island Castaways
- Comox Valley Flyfishers
- Totem Flyfishers
- Mollie Nye Seniors’ Association
Watershed Watch enhances its outreach capacity and conservation influence by financing and publishing in-depth analyses of interconnected salmon conservation issues. Photos from our extensive image library are also in high demand. See our publications, photo gallery and video gallery pages for more details.