Wild Salmon are important to the Pacific Coast. The spawn numbers have been declining over the years and many environmental experts and Indigenous Leaders have been asking for action to help curb the overfishing and destruction of the ecosystem the houses them.

Federal ministers outline principles of $647M fund to protect Pacific salmon

OTTAWA — Record federal spending to try to save the Pacific salmon population marks the beginning of a new chapter that will give the species a fighting chance at survival, Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says.

Jordan and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson outlined the principles that will guide how $647.1 million announced in the last budget will be spent over the next five years.

The Pacific salmon population is drastically declining due to a combination of climate, habitat and harvesting pressures, the government said in a news release.