The Great Salmon Tour is a project that will document how we as humans lose our heritage as we lose biodiversity in the natural world around us. We've chosen the salmon group of fishes to document how the loss of one resource affects the diversity of our planet and negatively impacts our common cultural heritage. The iconic salmon is intimately entwined spiritually, culturally and economically with people and communities around the world. However, there are more than 200 species of salmonids, all native to the northern portion of the northern hemisphere and all revered by historic and/or contemporary cultures. And although salmon occupies a deeply spiritual place in our hearts, little is known about the diversity within this family of fish and its relationship to our cultural heritage. We hope you will support the Great Salmon Tour to change this by helping us do the research needed to bring a deeper awareness of the noble salmon - and it's loss - to the global community.