Posts Tagged ‘wild salmon’
60-year salmon study helps understand a species under threat
The most detailed long-term study ever carried out of Atlantic salmon in a Scottish river valley has yielded valuable insights, say researchers at the University of Aberdeen. The data covers six decades’ worth of data on salmon populations and river conditions in Girnock Burn, Royal Deeside. Atlantic salmon have long been identified as a threatened…
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Consultation is over and SEPA is getting ready to start enforcing Wild Salmon Protection Zones, reports Robert Outram The Scottish Government is to press forward with the roll-out of Wild Salmon Protection Zones, which will restrict fish farming in areas seen as high risk for wild salmon. The proposed regulatory framework has not, however, been…
Read MoreFarmed fish ‘may not seriously harm wild salmon’, expert argues
A heated debate has broken out in Iceland over an article that argues farmed salmon escapes may not, after all, materially harm their wild cousins. The claim was made by fisheries expert Gunnar Davidsson, Head of Natural Resources in the Tromsø and Finnmark municipality, Norway. He was writing in the Christmas edition of the fish…
Read MoreMajor salmon genetics study launched
One of the most comprehensive studies of wild Atlantic salmon genetics has begun in Scotland to gauge the impact of any interbreeding between wild and farm-raised salmon. The study has been launched in response to a recent escape of farm-raised salmon and will be managed by the wild-fish conservation body Fisheries Management Scotland, supported by…
Read MoreIceland wild salmon threat \’negligible\’
PLANS to breed up to 10,000 tonnes of salmon on Iceland’s west coast would have an ‘insignificant’ impact on wild salmon or general marine life, an official report has concluded. The findings will be seen as a boost for the country’s growing aquaculture sector and a strong riposte to its environmental lobby which frequently opposes…
Read MoreIceland wild salmon threat \’negligible\’
PLANS to breed up to 10,000 tonnes of salmon on Iceland’s west coast would have an ‘insignificant’ impact on wild salmon or general marine life, an official report has concluded. The findings will be seen as a boost for the country’s growing aquaculture sector and a strong riposte to its environmental lobby which frequently opposes…
Read MoreSSPO comments on wild salmon report
After 18 months of deliberations, the first of a series of working groups to help protect wild salmonids has delivered its recommendations in a new report issued today. The Salmon Interactions Working Group, a collaboration between the Scottish salmon farmers, the wild fish sector and governmental bodies, has together agreed 42 recommendations that aim to:…
Read MoreNorwegians probe rise in salmon escapes
SEAFOOD Norway has called on its members to carry out a thorough investigation into why so many salmon have escaped from fish farms this year. The latest figure of more than 280,000 escapes in 30 separate incidents is one of the highest for many years, and seafood minister Harald T Nesvik has bluntly told the…
Read MoreBirds blamed for salmon decline on River Tweed
STOCKS of wild salmon in the River Tweed have fallen to an all-time low because of record numbers of predatory birds, according to new research. Salmon catches dropped from a high of 23,000 in 2010 to an all-time low of 5,510 last year, prompting a study of the likely causes. The Tweed Salmon Tracking Report…
Read MoreOPINION: Success in the salmon farming zone
PARTICIPANTS at the recent Fisheries Management Scotland conference were given a copy of the latest annual review, which includes reports from all the main salmon and sea trout rivers. The report from the Tweed begins: ‘Salmon catches dropped for a fourth consecutive year with the spring catch half that of 2017.’ The total rod catch…
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