Mowi reports loss of 27,000 salmon. Approximately 27,000 farmed salmon have escaped from one of Mowi’s farms off the coast of Norway, prompting the company to offer a reward for […]
New funding boost to protect Scotland’s wild salmon from decline. A ground-breaking conservation fund to help save Scotland’s iconic wild salmon is now open for 2025 applications. Salmon Scotland’s wild fisheries […]
Salmon genes unlock secrets of puberty and evolution. A study carried out at the University of Helsinki shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing […]
Conservation measures to save Atlantic salmon in Scottish rivers “could do more harm than good.” Scottish river restoration schemes which are currently receiving large sums of public funding are unlikely […]
Salmon stocks in England lowest on record. Atlantic salmon stocks in England have reached new lows according to a new report . According to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024 from […]
Salmon stocks in England lowest on record Atlantic salmon stocks in England have reached new lows according to a new report released yesterday (Monday 7 October). According to the Atlantic […]
Salmon farms do not cause sea lice on wild salmon. An extensive literature review has identified overestimates of the effects of sea lice from salmon farms on wild Atlantic salmon. The study, which […]
Skin cell discovery could help Atlantic salmon fend off sea lice. A distant cousin of Atlantic salmon could hold the key to improving their resistance to sea lice, a study suggests. […]
Irish investigation into wild salmon mortalities. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is investigating the deaths of around 850 wild Atlantic salmon in a Co. Sligo river. The deceased salmon have been […]
West coast gene bank among environmental projects funded by Scottish salmon farmers. A ground-breaking gene bank is among seven major environmental projects being supported by Scotland’s salmon farmers to help save […]
Transatlantic genomic divergence in lumpfish. Historically harvested for roe, lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) has recently gained popularity as a biological control for sea lice in Atlantic salmon aquaculture across the North Atlantic. […]
Early summer fishing can have an evolutionary impact, resulting in smaller salmon. A new genetic study found that heavy fishing in the early part of the fishing season may result […]
Canadian salmon farmers criticise ‘irresponsible’ comments. The Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association says it cannot remain silent following two Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientists showing anti-salmon farming bias by […]
Saving the Atlantic salmon: World experts gather with locals in North East Iceland to discuss future conservation of the species. Not-for-profit conservation organisation, Six Rivers Iceland, established by Sir Jim […]
Science to support Scottish salmon recovery. Six decades of ecological monitoring on a stream close to King Charles’ Deeside home is providing the science needed for the fight to preserve […]
Funding to help save Scotland’s iconic wild salmon from further decline. The latest phase of a fund to help save Scotland’s iconic wild salmon by restoring habitats, providing protection from predators, […]
Vitamin discovered in rivers may offer hope for salmon suffering from thiamine deficiency disease. Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer […]
Atlantic Salmon Federation researchers have intercepted and removed 53 aquaculture salmon that were attempting to enter the Magaguadavic River through the fishway at St. George N.B. Although the exact origin […]
How are Scotland’s wild Atlantic salmon faring? A leaping salmon, achieving the seemingly impossible to return to the upper parts of the very river in which it hatched after a […]