WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FEE

Pacific salmon are the lifeblood of the Salish Sea. They feed the Orcas we watch from our boats, the eagles that circle overhead, and the forests along the shoreline. When salmon thrive, the whole ecosystem thrives – and when they struggle, everything connected to them feels it.

Five species of Pacific salmon call these waters home: Chinook, Coho, Chum, Sockeye, and Pink. They are born in freshwater streams, spend their adult lives in the ocean, and return home to spawn – navigating by memory and scent back to the exact stream where they were born. It’s one of the great journeys in the natural world, and it happens right here in our backyard.

Two-thirds of Pacific salmon populations are currently below their long-term averages. Protecting and restoring them is one of the most important things we can do for the health of the Salish Sea.

Every tour we run contributes directly to salmon recovery through our partnership with the Pacific Salmon Foundation – Canada’s leading independent organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of Pacific salmon and their habitat.

Since 2015, Orca Spirit Adventures guests have contributed more than $307,000 to the Pacific Salmon Foundation – $45,464 in 2025 alone. These funds support habitat restoration, community-led conservation projects, and the marine science that helps us understand and protect the salmon populations that make the Salish Sea what it is.

Founded in 1987, the Pacific Salmon Foundation works across British Columbia and the Yukon to restore salmon stream by stream. Their work spans marine science, climate adaptation, watershed restoration, and community investment – all focused on one goal: bringing Pacific salmon back.

To learn more about their work, visit psf.ca