Alexandra Morton’s views on salmon farming problems in Canada and beyond. Worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFyehEwSZ8k
Category: Fish News
US approves genetically modified salmon for food
Greenland acts to conserve salmon stocks
What could be some good news for once, reported in the S&TC-UK blog:
New name for Salmon and Trout Association
From 1st September the Salmon and Trout Association has a new name:
Salmon & Trout Conservation UK (S&TC UK).
For more details, click here.
EA awards landmark fisheries contract to Angling Trust
Slightly old news but of interest nevertheless –
The Environment Agency has awarded a landmark fisheries contract to the Angling Trust. This announcement follows a “rigorous competitive process” and is part of the EA’s “continued drive towards greater partnership working leading to thriving fisheries and angling throughout England”.
Tracking sea trout – AARC project
From 2014 –
Dr Andrew King of Exeter University is using DNA sampling to track sea trout in the south-west of England as part of an Atlantic Aquatic Resource Conservation (Aarc) project.
Moratorium on Kola rivers salmon fishing
Widespread fish death on Kola peninsular possibly due to UDN according to the the Barents Observer.
The moratorium takes effect on 17 August and will cover several rivers, among them the Kola, Kitsa and Tuloma river basin.