On Thursday, October 22, the Let Our Salmon Come Home campaign will hold a rally and press conference, followed by a procession of voices for change ahead of the public comment period during the Pacific Salmon Commission’s 2026 Fall Meeting.
The Pacific Salmon Treaty, a harvest agreement between the United States and Canada, is currently being renegotiated, and decisions made now will determine the fate of our salmon, Southern Resident killer whales, and coastal communities for the next decade or more. The public has its most consequential opportunity in a generation to call on decision-makers to reform unsustainable ocean fisheries and Let Our Salmon Come Home to the rivers, ecosystems, and coastal communities that depend on them.
SCHEDULE
11:30 AM | Rally | Gardiner Community Center (view map)
The day of action kicks off with a morning rally where salmon advocates from across the region will gather for music, food, and solidarity.
1:00 PM | Press Conference | Gardiner Community Center (view map)
The press and members of the public are invited to hear speakers from across the coast share what’s at stake for our salmon, Southern Resident killer whales, and coastal communities. Speakers include Adrian Tuohy, Let Our Salmon Come Home campaign; Riley Starks, commercial fisher; Dylan Tomine, Washington recreational fisher; Paul Engelmeyer, Oregon conservationist; and others to be announced.
2:00 PM | Procession and Demonstration | 7 Cedars Casino (view map)
Participants will walk from the parking lot to a site adjacent to the casino, where the Pacific Salmon Commission meeting is being held, to raise their voices and amplify the coastwide call to Let Our Salmon Come Home. Backbone Campaign is producing a large-scale visual display, providing strong photo and video opportunities.
3:30–5:00 PM | Public Comment Period | 7 Cedars Casino (view map)
Per the Pacific Salmon Commission’s guidelines, media may attend open sessions under the same registration and conduct rules as the public, but recording, photography, and livestreaming of proceedings are not permitted. Learn more on the Pacific Salmon Commission’s website.
Let Our Salmon Come Home is an international grassroots movement and advocacy campaign led by individuals, organizations, and businesses from California to Alaska, united by a shared commitment to reform unsustainable ocean fisheries and bring our salmon home. Learn more at www.letoursalmoncomehome.org.
Filed under: Clallam County, Environmental Activism, environmental education, Environmental Protection, legislation, Salmon |
I key issue to salmon viability involves the pesticides and herbicides used by commercial oyster farmers including the huge industry in Grays Harbor and the Jamestown S’klallam commercial operation at Dungeness Spit. The killing off
of ghost shrimp and eel grass affect bird and salmon viability.
Well, yes, but I would also argue that there are many factors in the decline of salmon. The destruction of habitat by a variety of issues: Clear cutting old growth forests over many decades, right down to the stream bank; rampant development for decades; and recently science has found that chemicals in car tires that run off into waterways can kill salmon very quickly. Add to that pesticides, herbicides on people’s lawns, and overfishing, and you have a recipe for disaster. It’s a vast array of puzzle pieces, all needing attention. This protest is about the treaty with Canada that Canada itself has shown to be doing great harm to salmon because of a lack of enforcement of the laws. It was published this year and covered here in the OLYOPEN.com