08/04/2026
🚨 7 MILLION SALMON AT RISK: Oregon’s Seafood Economy Needs Your Voice Right Now! 🚨Portland Fish Market community, we are facing an immediate crisis that threatens the future of local, sustainable seafood in Oregon.The federal Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has announced a complete budget elimination for the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) hatchery program [NW2]. If this cut goes through, 7 million salmon smolts currently in our coastal hatcheries face being culled.This isn't just an environmental disaster—it's a direct threat to our independent coastal fishing fleets, local sport anglers, and small business infrastructure. If these hatchery fish are wiped out, it will trigger immediate commercial shortages, drive up prices, and force harvest pressure onto fragile, wild fish stocks.
👇 HOW YOU CAN ACT RIGHT NOW:The Oregon Legislature's Emergency Board has the power to step in with a state backfill to save these fish—but they need to hear from YOU.1️⃣ Find your local Oregon State Representative and Senator here: www.oregonlegislature.gov/findyourlegislator
2️⃣ Call or email them today.
3️⃣ Your Message: "As a constituent and seafood consumer, I urge you to support an emergency state backfill to replace the federal BPA funding cuts for the SAFE hatchery program.
Protect our coastal livelihoods, our urban small businesses, and our marine economy."Let’s keep Oregon wealth and Oregon fish right here at home. Please share this post and make your voice heard! 🐟💨
