Tofino Resort + Marina’s Fish for the Future 2021 hooked big bucks for wild salmon during festivities hosted throughout September.
Fundraising events this year included a Surf for Salmon surf clinic at Cox Bay with Canadian National team surfers, a music bingo party and two days of catch-and-release family fun on the water on Sept. 25 and 26.
The Adair Family swept the podium in the catch-and-release derby, scoring for both the adult and junior prize categories.
“They pulled in top fish of 72 cm and 68 cm in length. Volunteers from community partners manned weigh boats to properly measure and safely release all fish caught during the event using the principles of “keep ‘em wet”,” says Tofino Resort + Marina’s marketing co-ordinator Katrina Bernaus.
The Fish for the Future Fund was created by Tofino Resort + Marina in partnership with the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust. Since launching in 2017, over $270,000 has be raised for conservation and research of wild salmon in Clayoquot Sound.
“There’s lots of opportunity to make an impact year-round as well. Tofino Resort + Marina contributes revenue alongside guests who contribute 1% of all resort and restaurant purchases to current and future watershed projects and through “Drink like a Fish” campaign $1 from every Tofino Brewing Co. Blonde Ale sold at the Hatch goes towards Fish for the Future,” notes Bernaus.
Anyone interested in supporting the Fish for the Future Foundation is encouraged to visit clayoquotbiosphere.org/ways-to-give/current-campaigns and more information about the foundation can be found at tofinoresortandmarina.com/fish-for-the-future.
SURFING FOR SALMON: Canadian National surf team member Sanoa Olin cheers as Tofino youth Raphaele Adair rides her first green wave out back. On Sept. 3, Olin alongside pro surfers Mathea Olin and Kalum Bruhwiler Temple hosted a surf clinic at Cox Bay in partnership with Tofino Resort + Marina and Surfrider Pacific Rim to raise money for the protection of wild salmon. (Nora O’Malley photo)
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