TO the joy of animal-lovers and the despair of landowners, Scotland’s wild beavers are on the move. A canoeist has […]
Read MoreLack of rain traps salmon in pool on Lewis
A combination of low tides and a lack of rain has trapped dozens of salmon in a salt water pool […]
Read MoreLack of success ends salmon restoration effort in Connecticut River
The federal government is ending its conservation effort to restore Atlantic salmon in the Connecticut River basin because the nearly […]
Read MoreCopper Found to Make Salmon More Vulnerable to Predators
Minute amounts of copper from brake linings and mining operations can affect salmon to where they are easily eaten by […]
Read MoreThe First Global Standards for Salmon Farming
After eight years of spirited debate and delicate diplomacy, a consortium of environmental organizations, commercial fishing executives, scientists and government […]
Read MoreRare mussels almost “wiped out”
The largest population in English waters of an endangered species of mollusc has almost been destroyed. Insect charity Buglife has […]
Read MoreLoch is booming after big blooming clean-up
LOCH Leven in Perthshire was once known for the algal blooms that blighted it due to pollution. It got so […]
Read MoreNew genetics programme for West Greenland fishery
A consortium of scientists from Europe and North America has been formed to re-examine scales and tissue samples gathered over […]
Read MoreSea trout stocks“devastated” by poachers
POACHERS abandoned their haul of fish after being disturbed on the River Nith. Patrolling water bailiffs discovered hessian sacks full […]
Read MoreInternational Conference Concludes with Call for More Action to Conserve Wild Atlantic Salmon
International experts today concluded discussions on the condition of wild Atlantic salmon stocks and agreed on new steps to support […]
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