Fisheries Blog

On the 13^th June 2023 the UK River Summit took place on the banks of the River Test. The event brought together some of the country’s most influential environmental speakers and experts to talk about the state of rivers in the UK, and the action needed to improve their environmental and ecological condition.

The GWCT and the members of the Missing Salmon Alliance (MSA) invite you to join them for an evening in conversation with Silverback Films producer, Chris Howard, and renowned photographer and filmmaker, Richard Davies. Discover the story behind the filming of wild Atlantic salmon for Wild Isles, the recent BBC One wildlife series.

Last week, the GWCT joined forces with City Flickers to deliver a presentation on the topic of "Where have all the salmon gone?" to members. 

The PhD research project conducted by Jessica Marsh at the GWCT, in conjunction with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), has shown that high coverage of water crowfoot is associated with more and better-growing young salmon.

Missing Salmon Alliance members are coming together to highlight the crisis faced by this king of fish. The plight of our wild Atlantic salmon is symbolic of the wider biodiversity crisis facing our freshwater and marine environments.

Luke Scott, Fisheries Research Assistant, at the GWCT Salmon & Trout Research Centre got a nice surprise when checking the video footage from the River Frome counter from the 14^th February 2023.

The SAlmonid MAnagement Round the CHannel (SAMARCH) project, set out to deliver new information to improve the protection of our threatened wild salmon and sea trout in estuaries and coastal waters, started in 2017 and now holds its closing conference on the 14^th and 15^th of March 2023 in Southampton.

This week the GWCT Fisheries Team met to celebrate the achievements of Dr Céline Artero and Thomas Lecointre on the SAMARCH project, and wish them good luck for the next stage of their careers.

Jess Brooks joins Rasmus Lauridsen and Luke Scott from the GWCT's fisheries team, catching young salmon and trout in a tributary of the River Frome, an internationally important chalk river. 

The 25^th March marked the start of the smolt trapping on the River Frome! This is one of the busiest times of the year for the GWCT Fisheries Team.