The Pacific Salmon Commission is a regulatory body run jointly by the Canadian and United States governments.

[1] Pacific salmon have been an important food source and trade commodity for Northwest First Nations peoples for millennia.

In 1930, the governments met and proposed the Fraser River Convention to regulate fishing and mitigate environmental damage to salmon habitats.

[4] It limited catches of Alaska, Fraser, and Columbia salmon to pre-set quotas and committed the governments to improving the spawning capacities of the region's rivers.

Each panel monitors harvesting, spawning, and habitat quality in its respective region, then makes recommendations to the Commission.