Norway charts fall in escaped salmon
Norway’s salmon and trout farmers have reported that the number of escaped farmed fish found in rivers has fallen to a low level over the past year. OURO, the organisation […] Continue Reading
Scottish Government announces funding for salmon conservation
More funding has been announced for wild salmon conservation measures in Scotland. The Scottish Government has authorised new funding of £500,000 to support two projects: the National Adult Sampling Plan, […] Continue Reading
Wild salmon, trout catch in Scotland hits new low
Rod catch figures for salmon and sea trout in Scotland last year were the lowest since records began in 1952, figures from the Scottish Government show. Salmon and trout fishery […] Continue Reading
Turning a blind eye
Fisheries Management Scotland (FMS) recently posted a news story from the Guardian newspaper about restoring Finland’s river ecosystems, although it doesn’t mention salmon. Earlier in January, FMS posted the news […] Continue Reading
New year, new beginning?
It’s hard to believe that here we are in 2022. Despite the continuing pandemic, the year that has just passed appeared to vanish as quickly as it started. Regardless of […] Continue Reading
Action plan to save Scotland’s wild salmon
An ambitious strategy which aims to bring Scotland’s wild salmon population back from crisis point has been launched by Holyrood. Numbers have declined worryingly since the 1970s, with climate change […] Continue Reading
Fall in wild salmon numbers ‘not down to fish farms’
Fish farms are not to blame for declining salmon numbers in Scotland, according to a research paper which has analysed rod catch data collected over seven decades. The peer-reviewed study […] Continue Reading
SEPA moots ‘protection zones’ for wild salmon
The new regime for regulating fish farming in Scotland will include wild salmon protection zones in which applications for new or expanded farm sites could be turned down if the […] Continue Reading
Common purpose
Anglers and farmers are united in a desire to help wild salmon survive, writes Hamish Macdonell It was the angler who first introduced me to the Tweed who came up […] Continue Reading