Posts Tagged ‘conservation’
Otter Ferry wins grant funding for salmon gene bank project
Otter Ferry Seafish has been awarded nearly £50,000 to work with Argyll wild fisheries experts, to develop a groundbreaking gene bank which could help save threatened wild salmon populations.
Read MoreLoch Duart renews deal with fisheries trust
Independent salmon farmer Loch Duart will continue its partnership with a local conservation organisation for another three years, it has been announced.
Read MoreWild Fisheries Fund invites next round of grant applications
The latest phase of a conservation fund set up by Scotland’s salmon industry has started with a call for funding proposals for this year. The Salmon Scotland Wild Fisheries Fund was created to help save Scotland’s wild salmon by restoring habitats, providing protection from predators, and encouraging river restocking schemes. The fund will see £140,000…
Read MoreWild Atlantic salmon “facing major threat”
Climate change is threatening a growing number of species including the Atlantic salmon, warns an update to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) red list of threatened species. The information, released at the COP28 UN climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, also includes the first global freshwater fish assessment, and highlights the impact of illegal…
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