2024 was a year of hard-fought victories and urgent challenges for B.C.’s wild salmon. Together with our supporters and allies, we made big strides: securing a federal ban on open-net salmon farms by 2029, exposing pollution and mass die-offs at factory fish farms, and pushing for stronger, more selective fisheries management in B.C. and beyond.

In the lower Fraser, our Connected Waters campaign and partner project Resilient Waters delivered tangible wins for fish and communities, reconnecting critical salmon habitat at Joe’s Lake and building momentum for fish-friendly, climate-resilient flood solutions. In the Heart of the Fraser, our previous success in stopping development at Carey Island paid off, with the Nature Conservancy of Canada securing permanent protection for the area that is vital salmon and sturgeon habitat.

Our efforts to defend B.C.’s watersheds continued to show results, with over 54 habitat restoration, monitoring and management projects across the province operating thanks to the B.C. Watershed Security Fund. This wouldn’t have happened without our CodeBlue BC campaign, whose following now rivals that of our major political parties in the province. We kept watershed security in the spotlight by demanding better water management to protect salmon in the face of B.C.’s dangerously low snowpack, and advocating for increased investment in the Watershed Security Fund to bolster our defences against drought.

Through it all, our power came from people like you. Volunteers, supporters, and allies helped us reach millions of British Columbians, send tens of thousands of messages to decision-makers, and celebrate salmon together at events like Salmon Day and the Coho Festival.

Read our 2024 Annual Report to see the stories, wins, and next steps in the fight for B.C.’s wild salmon.