The The Nature Conservancy has produced a wonderful piece on restoring the Salmon runs. It is really about working together so that everybody is a winner.

There is a beauty in this species and a cultural history that goes far back in time. Salmon have provided nourishment and livelihoods for the many who work the oceans; we have been taking the species for granted.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a “Seafood Watch” guide that is a great consumer tool. We don’t want to find ourselves having to avoid Salmon like we should currently be avoiding Chilean Sea Bass.

This is about sustaining our fisheries. You may be surprised to see farmed fish (Salmon and others) on the list. The reason for avoiding these fish has to do with how they are farmed. For example, it takes 5 kilos of anchovies to produce 1 kilo of farmed salmon. This practice takes protein directly out of the mouths of poor people in distant lands that depend on this fish for nourishment.

The encouraging note that I took away from the video on Salmon was that there are people willing to get involved and trying to make a difference.  From one come many!

Any actions that we take, personally, can act as a domino effect on others.  Sometimes taking that small step is difficult; just like learning how to walk.

Here is the video from The Nature Conservancy. You’ll need to click on watch video, Salmon Country, and then overview on the subsequent page.