by Thomas Elliott
ATLANTIC
Wild salmon population levels are of dire concern in the Atlantic Ocean.  This species is near extinction primarily due to over fishing. The wild Atlantic salmon fishery is commercially dead.
Beginning around 1990 the rates of wild Atlantic salmon mortality at sea more than doubled, and by 2000 the numbers had dropped to critically Read More …

by Thomas Elliott
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Wild salmon occur naturally in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Salmon are not native anywhere south of the equator. Salmon are anadromous: born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, and return to fresh water to reproduce.Even today, little is understood about Read More …

Bipartisan legislation would protect our healthiest wild salmon ecosystems.
April 22, 2009, Washington, D.C –U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA 1st) and Mike Simpson (D-ID 2nd) introduced legislation to protect and restore the healthiest remaining wild Pacific salmon ecosystems in North America–”Salmon Strongholds.” Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), with co-sponsorship from the entire West Coast Senate delegation, introduced Read More …