SAMARCH

By Alex Homewood, Bournemouth University In September, I was fortunate enough to have a two week placement working with SAMARCH tagging salmon and trout on the river Frome. These days consisted of a mix of river fieldwork collecting parr and

By Justin Schoon, Bournemouth University When I first heard about the opportunity to work with SAMARCH tagging fish on the river Frome I didn’t hesitate to apply straight away. I was very excited at the prospect of working with fish

By Ed Lloyd-Smith, Bournemouth University I spent a week assisting the SAMARCH ecologists with their Salmon and Trout parr monitoring work on the river Frome in Dorset. Fisheries is not something I had much of experience of and  being part

By Sam Deakin, Bournemouth University I participated in the final two weeks of Salmonid parr tagging on the river Frome in September. It was a privilege to work alongside and shadow experts in their field, gaining experience in tagging operations

By Hope Rochell, Bournemouth University I worked on the SAMARCH fieldwork placement for 25 days in the late summer. It was a completely new experience for me: electrofishing and tagging juvenile salmon and trout within the River Frome, Dorset, UK.

By Yums Cleary, Bournemouth University My short summer placement with the SAMARCH project was fantastic! The practical work involved wading up the River Frome, electric fishing and collecting data under the expert guidance of some of the GWCT ecologists. Electric

By Arabella Hall Truly one of the best placements I have ever had the pleasure to attend. Interesting and meaningful work supplemented by wonderful staff has meant the two weeks have flown by in a flash. Upon hearing plans to

In May, I was lucky enough to have a placement working with SAMARCH on the river Frome. I went into this placement with little experience working with fish and little knowledge of how we can monitor fish populations. Under the

SAMARCH at Bournemouth University has launched a new website for the multi-disciplinary Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability. They are using this platform to showcase the project, including PhD and work placements students. The website also includes upcoming events that

I spent a week working on placement with SAMARCH surveying salmon and trout populations in the Frome river. The night shifts consisted of collecting the fish out of the trap every half an hour, measuring them, weighing them and taking