Supporting eels in Somerset
Thanks to funding from the European Marine Fisheries Fund, and with support from the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG), we have been working with Somerset Wildlife Trust to ensure that eels can continue to find safe refuge in our the county’s wetland habitats during their...
Anne Voss-Bark Memorial Award winner’s week with us
A passion for fisheries has led to mature student Mark Fordham, who is studying for an Institute of Fisheries Management Diploma, winning this year’s Ann Voss-Bark Memorial Award.The award, created in memory of Anne Voss-Bark, who was one of the founding members...
Welcome to our new electrofishing intern
Dan Osmond has joined us as an electrofishing intern. He tells us more about why he wanted to be involved. “I first heard about Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) from Sam Baycock who was on the electrofishing internship in 2017. I started my Zoology program at the...
Fishermen and conservation groups in Somerset get together to help elvers migrate up river
Elver fishermen on the River Parrett in Somerset have donated 20,000 elvers from catches to help boost eel populations in the River Huntspill.And we were on hand to help release them (see photo below).With the help of the Somerset Wildlife Trust, the Sustainable Eel...