B.C.’s South Coast marine recreational salmon fishery is growing—but so is the number of chinook and coho dying after release. Limiting fishing effort, updating regulations and gear, licensing guides, and implementing real-time monitoring could put the fishery on a more sustainable footing.

In his 2026 mid-season fisheries update, fisheries expert Greg Taylor examines poor pink salmon returns, missing four-year-old sockeye and what they could mean for the Fraser and other B.C. salmon runs.

Sockeye returns on the Skeena and Fraser are falling short of preseason forecasts—but fishing pressure continues. Here’s how delayed in-season decisions and a broken treaty are putting Canadian salmon at risk.

Watershed Watch's fisheries expert Greg Taylor provides a forecast for 2026 salmon returns.

Climate change, poor freshwater conditions and DFO monitoring cuts make 2026 salmon returns harder to predict, manage and defend for B.C. communities.

New warnings on El Niño and hatchery production suggest tougher times ahead for Pacific salmon, despite recent years of strong returns.

Interior Fraser steelhead are near collapse. Learn how mismanagement, bycatch, and delayed protections led to one of B.C.’s worst fishery collapses. Republished from The Osprey.

At the Pacific Salmon Commission, Alaska blocked transparency on intercepted salmon—raising urgent questions about missing data and treaty reform.

2026 is a pivotal year for wild salmon. With treaty talks, DFO cuts, and overfishing threats, salmon need champions more than ever.

Essential salmon monitoring across B.C. is at risk as federal budget cuts deepen. Twenty-six organizations, coordinated in part by Watershed Watch, are urging the Minister to restore and protect these vital programs.