Statement on Loch Linnhe farmed salmon escape

The aquaculture industry, regulators and the Scottish Government must urgently do better. This week news emerged that an estimated 75,000 farmed salmon had escaped from a MOWI operated open pen salmon farm located in Loch Linnhe. This escape presents a grave risk to wild salmon on the west coast of Scotland through genetic introgression into already critically low populations. International scientists recently found that genetic introgression is the most serious threat for the viability and ability of wild Atlantic salmon…

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Save the Spring June 2025 Update

The following is a June 2025 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More

Save the Spring – March 2025 Update

The following is a March 2025 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More

Lax: A Salmon Story

From parr to smolt to adult to kelt – Project Laxford now tracking salmon across the entire lifecycle. Project Laxford,… More

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