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Salmon numbers ‘below long term average’ in UK chalk streams
ENDS REPORT, Shosha Adie, 15 Aug 2023 https://www.endsreport.com/article/1833331/salmon-numbers-below-long-term-average-uk-chalk-streams The number of salmon returning to three protected chalk streams in the UK continues to be below the long-term average, causing...
Online Event: Talking Chalkstream Salmon
The Missing Salmon Alliance (MSA) has invited the public to join them for an evening in conversation with key UK conservationists to talk about the situation facing our UK chalk streams and the species and biodiversity within these environments. With speakers...
Trying out the new fish trap,
by Harrison Davies, Bournemouth University At the end of March, I travelled to Wool near Wareham to help with the SAMARCH fish catching. When I got there the staff showed me the new trap that was made, this made catching the Salmon and Trout way more efficient. The...
Working with GWCT on the Smolt run
by James Jordan, Bournemouth University. Working with GWCT on their Smolt run at Frome river was a valuable experience which allowed me to develop my understanding of aquatic ecology. I was able to develop my fish identification skills and improve my data collection...
Student Experience on Smolt Run 2023
by Green Smith, Bournemouth University. My placement included both data entry and smolt trapping. I learnt a lot from staff and volunteers at the GWCT and the FBA, who gave me valuable insights into freshwater ecosystems that will aid my research project and other...
SAMARCH CONFERENCE BLOG
by Yums Cleary, Bournemouth University. The 2017-2023 SAMARCH projects investigation into the survival and movement patterns of salmonid populations relied on the dedicated collaboration of expert teams from both sides of the English Channel. Throughout the project,...
De nouvelles connaissances sur l’écologie marine du saumon atlantique et de la truite de mer
Publié par: Office Français de la Biodiversité Le projet SAlmonid MAnagement Round the CHannel (SAMARCH) s’est clôturé les 14 et 15 mars 2023 à Southampton (Royaume-Uni). Ce projet franco-anglais était destiné à acquérir de nouvelles informations dans les estuaires et...
Protecting wild salmon and sea trout in coastal waters
By John Hickey, SAMARCH Policy Officer, WildFish Populations of wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout have declined dramatically in the last two decades. Multiple freshwater factors have been associated with this trend, along with a very marked decline in marine...
Project delivers new information to protect our threatened wild salmon and sea trout
The SAlmonid MAnagement Round the CHannel (SAMARCH) project, set out to deliver new information to improve the protection of our threatened wild salmon and sea trout in estuaries and coastal waters, started in 2017 and now holds its closing conference on the 14th and...
SAMARCH Conference
Join us in Southampton on the 14th & 15th March for the SAMARCH Conference
Great experience working in the SAMARCH project
By Oskar Busse, Bournemouth University I took part in the parr tagging with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust from the 24th of August to the 4th of September 2022. It was a great experience being able to work in the SAMARCH project and seeing first-hand how...
I always enjoy working on the SAMARCH project
by David Kamerman, Bournemouth University This summer I completed my 3rd SAMARCH placement. It was a different experience to the parr tagging I participated in last year, because this year we had a very dry summer and river levels were much lower. This meant many...