By Vic Hyde, Bournemouth University From the very start of my university placement I took it upon myself to produce a video of my time spent with SAMARCH. Through the 25 days volunteering with the EU-funded project, I fulfilled a long-held ambition to help research...
By Will Fisher, Bournemouth University Who knew Dorset’s rivers and streams held such a diverse array of fish? I certainly did not and was fortunate enough to spend three weeks tagging Salmon and Trout alongside incredibly knowledgeable and supportive GWCT scientists....
By Lewis Webster, Bournemouth University During this placement, I felt I developed many new skills both from a technical and a professional standpoint. I did not have much prior knowledge of the Salmonidae nor of electrofishing techniques, but due to the many hours...
By Gary Packwood, Bournemouth University I was fortunate enough to undertake fieldwork with some GWCT fisheries scientists who are working on the SAMARCH project for 3 weeks this summer. Our team of Bournemouth University students shared the work tasks each day either...
By Caitlin McQuillan, Bournemouth University. I spent 10 days in Wareham working for the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust on this project for my placement and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. I got involved with a variety of tasks including getting in the river...
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The Atlantic Salmon Trust, Salmon & Trout Conservation and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust are delighted to publish the proceedings of the 2019 SAMARCH Project International Salmonid Coastal and Marine Telemetry Workshop, which was held in Southampton on...
By Victor Hyde Yesterday was a great day. I and two other undergraduate students from Bournemouth University visited the River Lab (East Stoke, UK) to familiarise ourselves with the site of the SAMARCH project, which is our university placement for later in the year....
By Ossi Turunen, Bournemouth University Last week I joined the SAMARCH team and partners in Paris for the project meeting — and what an amazing experience it was! The two days of presentations by the project partners, discussions and networking was a completely new...
By Ossi Turunen, Bournemouth University I spent the last week with the SAMARCH research team at the River Frome going after the sea trout kelts to tag them, and what a wonderful time I had! The river was flooded, flows were fast and fish were big, although few in...
By Ossi Turunen, Bournemouth University Since the first time working with SAMARCH in the Autumn of 2018 I have been truly hooked into the field work the project provides. I have now experienced the parr tagging twice – loved it both times – and last Spring I did a...
By Emily Winter, Bournemouth University I thoroughly enjoyed the few days spent with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust tagging salmon and trout parr in Dorset. It was great to escape the office hum drum, get into some waders and refine my fishing skills in the...