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Trout Unlimited's vision is that by the next generation, robust populations of native and wild coldwater fish once again thrive within their North American range, so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters.
What does this vision mean when applied to recovering wild Pacific salmon and steelhead? TU chapters are collaborating with partners from southern California to Bristol Bay, Alaska to help protect some of the best remaining salmon and steelhead habitat throughout their Pacific range. We are working in concert with state and federal agencies, commercial fisherman, tribes and others to improve passage conditions for migrating salmon on rivers such as the Klamath and Snake, and to maintain legal protections for depleted stocks. And we are working with scientists to make hatcheries and their operations more protective of wild fish.
The problem is that we could succeed in all of these efforts while continuing to see local extinctions and broad declines in salmon and steelhead. What if we could change that dynamic by engaging the buying and selling power of salmon consumers and retailers into our efforts to recover wild salmon?
Harnessing the political and economic power of people who buy and sell
salmon defines TU's new wild salmon campaign. The foundation for this
effort is the Salmon Consumer's Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities.
It is composed of the 10 conservation ingredients that will allow us to
realize our right to enjoy wild Pacific salmon and steelhead – be it chasing
one with a rod and reel, sharing one for dinner, or just knowing they are
out there. We're asking consumers who care about wild salmon and steelhead
to sign their name to the Bill of Rights and accept the responsibility of
supporting businesses and industries that take actions to support our goal.