Creation of protected areas and efforts to reduce poaching are important strategies for preserving rich salmon watersheds such as the Koppi, Tugur, and Nimelen on the Russian Far East mainland.

The Nehalem River is an Oregon Coast gem that includes critical habitat for some of the best wild salmon and steelhead runs left in the Lower 48. Wild Salmon Center is working to designate a gorgeous 17 mile-segment of this stronghold as a State Scenic Waterway.