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Funding boost to protect wild salmon and restore Scottish rivers. Scotland’s salmon farmers are investing in 10 projects nationwide to protect rivers, restore habitats, and safeguard wild salmon and sea […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rivers rapidly warming and losing oxygen, putting aquatic life at risk. Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published on Sept. 14 […]
Alert over Pacific pink salmon in Irish rivers. Inland Fisheries Ireland is urging anglers, and the general public, to report sightings of Pacific pink salmon in Irish rivers over the […]
Salmon travelling thousands of miles across continents “falling at the last hurdle” due to polluted UK rivers. Iconic species face extinction from key rivers within the next few decades without […]
Beavers benefit fish by building dams in Scottish rivers. A new study, part-funded by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, has found that modification of river habitat by Eurasian beavers […]
NOAA identifies areas to enhance fish passage in rivers. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has released the results of the 2018 review of NOAA’s fish passage activities within two key […]
It is estimated that 240,000 salmon returned to Irish rivers last year, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland. The enduring Atlantic salmon populations in Irish waters were being highlighted at the […]
Dramatic decline in numbers of juvenile salmon recorded during count. Annual salmon count shows record low numbers of fish for a second consecutive year. The annual counting and tagging of […]
New fund opens to help halt Scotland’s wild salmon decline. A £230,000 conservation fund to repair Scotland’s rivers and help halt the sharp decline in wild salmon and sea trout […]
Dunleavy Administration leaves Alaskans in the dark. Ten years after the State of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia on November 25, 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding about […]
Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one. New study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team […]
Food manufacturers reveal Budget concerns, as confidence plummets to -60%. Business confidence amongst food and drink manufacturers dropped to -60% in the third quarter of 2025, down from -40% in […]
Swimming lessons secured for next school year thanks to Bakkafrost Scotland. A rural school will be able to provide its pupils with swimming lessons thanks to Bakkafrost Scotland’s Community Fund. […]
Decline in Norwegian seafood exports in October despite record salmon performance. Norway exported seafood worth NOK 18.3 billion in October. This is a decrease of NOK 122 million, or 1 […]
NEFSA responds to ASMFC lobster stock report. Dustin Delano, Chairman and Chief Strategist of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) released the following statement in response to the recent ASMFC […]
Hungry flathead catfish are changing everything in the Susquehanna. New study suggests that smallmouth bass and channel catfish are changing what they eat to avoid having to compete with or […]
New research from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of microplastic pollution – are both eaten by, […]
New data buoy deployed at Lough Furnace to strengthen climate change monitoring and guide climate action. The Marine Institute has successfully deployed a state-of-the-art data buoy in the tidal Lough Furnace, […]
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