8th March: Robson Green and Dame Katherine Grainger to promote River Dee’s work to save under-threat salmon

The River Dee Trust has announced three ambassadors to help restore the river and save the under threat salmon.

Actor and angler Robson Green, record-breaking Olympian rower Dame Katherine Grainger and internationally-experienced River Dee guide Al Peake will spread the word about the work of the trust.

Despite being the UK’s highest river and world-famous for salmon fishing, the river’s signature fish has been under threat for decades.

In the 1960s, around 40% of salmon that left the river to feed in the ocean returned as adult fish.

But today that number is only around 2-3%.

The trust is now working hard to ensure the river produces as many juvenile fish as possible, and hopes their high-profile ambassadors can support their campaign work.