01 Feb 2018
The Environment Agency is proposing new measures to protect salmon stocks across England and in the Border Esk, which are currently among the lowest on record. The 2015 national salmon stock assessment indicated that salmon stocks in many rivers across England had failed to meet their minimum safe levels. The 2016 assessment showed this trend […]
12 Nov 2017
The damaging environmental impacts of salmon farming in Scotland are many and have been well known for over 25 years. As this article from COAST highlights the frustrations with Scottish Institutions who seem to be blind to these impacts. Time for the Scottish NGOs to find a voice? Bob Earll. COAST ‘After strategically withdrawing the […]
19 Sep 2017
The government reports that Atlantic salmon have been discovered on the River Ecclesbourne, a tributary of the River Derwent, Derbyshire for the first time since the Industrial Revolution following work carried out by the Environment Agency and its partners. The discovery comes following the installation of fish passes on the River Derwent by the Environment […]
30 Aug 2017
Scotland’s inshore fisheries management not fit for purpose The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has withdrawn its application to expand the St Molios salmon fish farm in Lamlash Bay. This follows SEPA admitting to errors in their ecological appraisal which wrongly predicted the expansion would lead to a decrease instead of an increase of toxic Emamectin Benzoate […]
30 Aug 2017
The Environment Agency is calling on anglers and netsmen to have their say on potential salmon rod and net limitations through an initial consultation launched on Thursday 24 August 2017. The consultation aims to understand how the Environment Agency can better manage salmon fishing in England and the Border Esk in order to reduce the […]
09 Aug 2017
Impact of catch and release angling practices on survival of salmon This report is an independent literature review undertaken by the Hull International Fisheries Institute to identify measures to maximise the survival of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) caught and released by anglers. The review employed electronic search engines, including Web of Science, Google Scholar and […]
06 Mar 2017
The long standing issues of sea lice infestations on farmed salmon have reached epidemic proportions. The use of natural cleaners species is an attractive option – relative to the use of chemical treatments – but is has given rise to this new fishery for live wrasse in the south-west. John Hepburn has kindly produced this […]
02 Nov 2016
Funding announced for major new wildlife project to reopen the River Severn for fish and wildlife. A major new wildlife project to reopen the mighty River Severn has secured almost £20 million of funding – £10.8 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £6 million from the European Union LIFE programme. The scheme will re-open […]
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