Tamar catchment research to aid increase in salmon smolt numbers
Our fisheries scientific officer Sam Baycock shares outcomes from our ongoing Roadford Mitigation Project. Increasing the number of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts leaving the Tamar catchment is the focus of our Roadford Dam mitigation work. Since the...
South West Lakes Trust Trout Fisheries Report – Oct 2021
All of the South West Lakes Trust trout fisheries continue to be operated under strict Covid 19 restrictions, in line with the current Angling Trust and Government guidelines. At the time of writing the on-site permit huts are not open, so day tickets, season...
National Highways’ funding helps fish ‘cross’ the A38 in Devon
Our fisheries team has helped tip the scale in favour of fish passing under the A38 in Devon. In time for the autumn migration season for salmon, National Highways, as part of its commitment to reduce the impact of its roads on the environment, funded a £168,000...
Buckfast Abbey opens ‘un-holey’ fish pass on the River Dart
A new, state-of-the art fish pass has been installed at Buckfast Abbey, Devon, to help turn the tide on diminishing River Dart salmon numbers. Westcountry Rivers Trust fisheries team supported the work ahead of the autumn salmon migration to aid the fishes’...