New study reveals crucial data on tagging wild salmon smolts
CAPTURING and tagging wild salmon smolts has minimal impact on their survival at sea in typical weather and river temperatures, a new study has shown. Read more
Latest research to be discussed at SAMARCH conference
SCIENTISTS, managers, technicians and fishermen from across Europe are meeting at an international conference on declining salmonids from May 16th to May 18th in France. Read more
SAMARCH project leads to GWCT boat envy
The Partnership agreement with the Environment Agency is proving to be very beneficial for discussing ideas and for gaining the various permissions that the project requires for the SAMARCH sampling campaign. Read more
Multi-million pound fisheries project officially launched
A multi-million pound project that will provide crucial evidence to strengthen the protection of salmon and sea trout at sea has officially launched. Read more
SAMARCH project team raring to go
SAMARCH was formally approved in May 2017 and in June 2017 project staff met at Agrocampus in Rennes for the first project Steering group and technical delivery meetings. Read more
SAMARCH: GWCT to lead on major new research into declining salmon and sea trout populations in the Channel area
The GWCT is proud to be the lead partner on a major EU-funded programme that will provide vital research on rapidly declining salmon and sea trout (salmonid) populations in the Channel area. Read more
Protecting our wildlife: EU project to improve management of Salmon
and Sea Trout Populations in the English Channel
The EU Interreg France (Channel) England programme has today (31 May 2017) announced that it will fund 5.4 million euros towards an environmental project led by Hampshire based Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust that will provide vital research on the populations of salmonids (salmon and sea trout) in the Channel area to better inform the management of these populations. Read more