Why are salmon so important?
• Most valuable commercial fin fish in
the United States
Gillnetting chinook salmon on the Columbia River
Salmon trollers in Bodega Bay, California
Purse seining in Dean Channel,
British Columbia
Why are salmon so important?
• Most valuable commercial fin fish in
the US
• Very valuable for recreational fisheries
Kenai
River,
Alaska
chinook
salmon
Phil Roni
Puget
Sound
pink
salmon
Why are salmon so important?
• Most valuable commercial fin fish in the
US
• Very valuable for recreational fisheries
• Tribal fisheries for ceremony,
subsistence, and commerce
Celilo Falls, Columbia River, circa 1950
Iliamna Lake,
Alaska
Drying sockeye
Photo: Carol Ann Woody
Why are salmon so important?
• Most valuable commercial fin fish in
the US
• Very valuable for recreational fisheries
• Tribal fisheries for ceremony,
subsistence, and commerce
• Role in aquatic and terrestrial
ecosystems
Scott Gende
Why are salmon so important?
• Most valuable commercial fin fish in the US
• Very valuable for recreational fisheries
• Tribal fisheries for ceremony, subsistence,
and commerce
• Role in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
• Symbols of a suite of values including
clean, flowing water and healthy forests
Salmon and trout
streams
symbolize many
esthetic values
related to clean
water, forests,
and the natural
world
Why are salmon so important?
• Most valuable commercial fin fish in the US
• Very valuable for recreational fisheries
• Tribal fisheries for ceremony, subsistence,
and commerce
• Role in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
• Symbols of a suite of values including
clean, flowing water and healthy forests
• Key role in regional fisheries management,
land use practices and water management
Rock Island Dam
Pacific giant salamander
Tailed frog
Why are salmon so important?
• Most valuable commercial fin fish in the US
• Very valuable for recreational fisheries
• Tribal fisheries for ceremony, subsistence,
and commerce
• Role in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
• Symbols of a suite of values including
clean, flowing water and healthy forests
• Key role in regional fisheries management,
land use practices, and water management
• Endangered Species Act listings
U. S. Endangered Species Act
Salmon and
trout are now an
integral part of
the ecological,
cultural, social,
economic, and
political fabric of
the entire Pacific
Rim.