Focusing on the Future of Salmon
The Salmon Prize project is a race to discover, predict and conserve Pacific Salmon returns. Teams will submit their predictions of salmon run trends. The teams with the most accurate prediction models will win cash prizes.
Register Your Team$1,000 of prizes available to be won!
Register your team now and start submitting predictions to win prizes
Featured Competition
2026 Sockey International — Columbia River
$1,000 in prizes available for
1 major system
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Why the salmon prize?
To learn more about what we are doing and why, check out the following resources below:
2026 Sockey International — Columbia River timeline
Registration starts
May 16, 2026
Teams submit their hypotheses and predictions
Predictions Due
Jun 16, 2026
All predictions are due by this date, and judging will begin shortly thereafter
Final Winners Announced
Mar 31, 2027
The teams that best predict salmon runs will win cash prizes!