SAlmonid MAnagement Round the CHannel
International Women’s Day has been marked on 8 March since 1913, when rallies were held to campaign for women’s rights to work, vote, hold public office and end discrimination. Today it is a global day to celebrate and highlight the
On Saturday 12th March, GWCT’s SAMARCH Fisheries Project Officer, Will Beaumont, will be leading a FREE workshop on “Identifying River Wildlife in Sydling Water”. SAMARCH Project Partner Bournemouth University are also involved, with Professor Genoveva Esteban leading a workshop on
To coincide with COP26 in November 2021, Cape Farewell (https://www.capefarewell.com/) and Lighthouse (Poole’s centre for the arts https://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/) hosted a climate/arts festival to illuminate current climate science issues through thought provoking and engaging new artworks, film, poems, poetry and debate.
SAMARCH featured at the first ever Science Festival in Weymouth (Dorset, UK)! Genoveva Esteban and Katie Thompson from Bournemouth University ran an interactive activity on the life cycle of the Atlantic Salmon at the spectacular location: The Nothe Fort. They
By Caitlin McQuillan, Bournemouth University Being able to take part in SAMARCHs Salmon and Trout par tagging research project was an amazing experience and one I would definitely recommend. I enjoyed it so much last year that I came back
By Callum Davis, Bournemouth University I worked on the SAMARCH project for 11 days in September 2021. I gained valuable skills in the methods of electric fishing and got to shadow salmon parr tagging. This experience is something that I
By Ellen Baugh, Bournemouth University I joined the SAMARCH team in the final week of the salmon and trout tagging season. Although my time there was brief, the research team gave me great training and I was given the opportunity
By David Kamerman, Bournemouth University This summer, I was fortunate enough to help for 15 days on the SAMARCH parr tagging project. As well as taking part in important research work, it was a wonderful opportunity to see bits of
By Carl Sutton, Bournemouth University I was lucky enough to take part in the final two weeks of SAMARCH tagging of trout and salmon parr project in the river Frome in Dorset. Sampling groups consisted of industry experts and volunteer
Placement is one of best ways to gain work experiences but it can be challenging to find one that fit in your area of study. The global pandemic has been affecting many jobs including placement offer due to the health