Welcome to
Salmon Coast Society
Salmon Coast Society is a charity that serves as a hub for coastal research, enabling high-quality and innovative science to sustain wild salmon and their ecosystems.
Salmon Coast operates in the unceded territories of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw: the Dzawada’enuxw and Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nations, and the Gwawaenuk Tribe.
The field station started from humble beginnings, when Alexandra Morton, concerned about the impact of fish farms on local ecosystems, invited graduate students into her home
to do the science required to understand the relationship between salmon farms and the sea lice epidemics on juvenile wild salmon.
For over 20 years, researchers at Salmon Coast have continued to shed light on the impacts that salmon farms have on local ecosystems and communities. The many publications from this work have led to measurable change in policy and industry regulations, while empowering local First Nations and organizations with evidence to help restore BC’s declining wild salmon runs.
As salmon farms are removed from the Broughton Archipelago, we are continuing to monitor wild salmon health, but also looking forward. Our proven success in conservation research has made us well-positioned to broaden our scope of projects— from kelp mapping, to recording whales, to assessing the impacts of forestry on salmon, we are committed to conducting high-quality research that helps to understand and protect the Broughton Archipelago.
Research and Monitoring at Salmon Coast Field Station
