A recently published paper, examining small coastal streams and the role they play as a critical reservoir for trout genetic… More
Putting Wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout First on World Environment Day
Why should we support salmon and sea trout on World Environment Day? And every other day for that matter? Salmon… More
Last year we reported that there were accounts of small numbers of salmon caught in rivers across Europe, including Scotland,… More
It with great sadness that we have been informed that Elizabeth Macdonald Buchanan passed away on Friday. Elizabeth was a… More
Learn more about the scientists behind the AST’s Tracking Projects! Lorna Wilkie: Salmon and Sea Trout Tracking Co-ordinator We are… More
Episode 2 of our Spring Updates series is now live! For our second episode we were joined by special guest,… More
Edited by Ken Whelan, Dylan Roberts and Janina Gray The Atlantic Salmon Trust, Salmon & Trout Conservation and the Game… More
AST Welcomes Recommendations by Salmon Interactions Working Group
We endorse the Salmon Interactions Working Group’s wide-ranging recommendations, which have been published today. We’d like to congratulate, in particular,… More
The AST team have been working on an exciting new video project: The AST Spring Updates! This brand new series… More
The Coronavirus is changing our lives and how we operate as a society in so many ways. Our priority at… More
The coronavirus may test us and postpone our work, but our dedication towards supporting our salmon continues. In light of Covid-19 we have made the difficult decision to pause our tracking work for 2020 and will be back in time for next year’s Spring smolt run…. More
Due to the on-going situation with Covid-19, office based AST staff are now home working where possible. The quickest and… More
Given the rapidly changing situation with regards to the Coronavirus-COVID-19, both the Atlantic Salmon Trust and Fisheries Management Scotland have… More
Please note that this event has unfortunately been postponed until later this year. We are actively looking to reschedule this… More
Feature on BBC Radio 4: A Tale of Two Fish: Salmon, the wild and farmed
Our CEO, Mark Bilsby, joined Dan Saladino to discuss the impact that the salmon farming industry is having on the… More
