From parr to smolt to adult to kelt - Project Laxford now tracking salmon across the entire lifecycle. Project Laxford, a partnership with Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate, is one of two Atlantic Salmon Trust ‘Core Rivers’, the other being Project Deveron in Aberdeenshire - a partnership with the Deveron, Bogie & Isla Rivers Charitable Trust. These rivers currently represent the only two, fully monitored river systems in Scotland, linking in with the River Frome ‘index’ river in Dorset managed by…
Wild Salmon Connections marks significant moment for international wild salmon conservation
The conference energises cross-border cooperation and sees renewed commitments to tackle the wild salmon crisis. From January 27-29 2025, the… More
We are delighted to announce the beginning of a new catchment scale restoration partnership – ‘Linking the Lochs’. The first… More
The following is a November 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More
The following is an October 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More
The following is an August 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More
Project Deveron achieves first ever returning adult salmon count for the River Deveron
Since 2016 the Deveron, Bogie and Isla Rivers Charitable Trust, supported by the Deveron District Salmon Fishery Board, has been… More
The following is a July 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More
The following is a June 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More
The following is a May 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More
The following is an April 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic Salmon Trust, supported… More
The following is a March 2024 programme update for Save the Spring, a partnership between the River Dee and Atlantic… More
German event to energise European action for wild Atlantic salmon At this year’s EWF Erlebniswelt Fliegenfischen fly fishing show in… More
AST Records UK’s First Confirmed Invasive Pink Salmon of 2023
Footage of what we believe to be the first recorded sighting of invasive, non-native, Pacific pink salmon in UK waters… More
The findings from two Scottish Parliamentary inquiries in 2018 highlighted concerns over the environmental impacts of fish farming in Scotland, particularly… More