We are fisherpeople, who fish the rivers of the Pacific Northwest. Each spring, and each fall, the salmon make twice-yearly runs to the sea and back upstream again to where they began in the mountain waters. We wait, and we watch, for the first signs of the salmon's return to the rivers we fish. Today, we believe we observed the first signs for the return of this year's salmon. In a few months, we will have salmon for dinner. Salmon is a super food, high in protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and low in fat, known for its cancer prevention properties. You do not need to be someone who fishes to serve salmon for dinner, or to benefit from the cancer prevention properties of salmon in your diet. However, when purchasing salmon, ask your local fishmonger for wild salmon. Farm salmon can contain high levels of dioxins and the omega-3 fatty acid levels are lower than found in wild salmon. Generally, Pacific salmon are wild salmon, while Atlantic salmon are farmed salmon. Canned Alaskan salmon is almost always wild salmon. For some ideas on how to serve salmon, here are some salmon recipes.