Every year people ask me why we serve salmon at the Coho Festival if we are trying to save them.
The truth is we serve salmon because it is a delicious and important food source for people and animals, and we raise funds to help North Shore stewardship group's to rebuild, repair and maintain wild salmon habitats to keep salmon numbers high. Before humans set foot on our continent's west coast, salmon have played a key role in this region's habitat. Salmon is an abundant food source for whales, orca and other marine life. It is also a staple for bears, eagles and other forest dwellers who depend on strong salmon numbers to survive. Our spectacular coniferous forests would not have existed if it had not been fertilized over the eons by decaying salmon in the forests, rivers, streams and creeks. The entire ecosystem depends on strong salmon populations and we continue our work to ensure salmon will be there in the future for all to enjoy, people, animals and forests alike.
This year the Coho Barbeque will offer Coho salmon from Haida Gwaii off the northern coast of BC. This salmon has been endorsed by "Ocean Wise" and "Eco Trust" as being sustainably harvested from abundant and resilient salmon populations. The salmon is provided by Albion Fisheries, a Vancouver seafood company dedicated to good stewardship practises and community involvement. "Thisfish" is an exciting new program available at this year's Coho Barbeque.
Go to: thisfish.info/about/what to learn more.
