As part of our drive to move our work to the next level with urgency, turning science into action to restore wild Atlantic salmon, we're thrilled to be welcoming Alison Baker to our team as our new Restoration Director. Alison is a well-known and respected figure in the fisheries management world, having worked for ten years on the conservation of the aquatic environment regionally within the Central Belt of Scotland. Previously she was the Clerk of the Forth District Salmon…
Want to support our work and enjoy a great day out? Get in touch with our events team, at events@atlanticsalmontrust.org… More
Spring Prize Draw – WIN a trip to the East Ranga in Iceland in August 2023!
Once again we have partnered up with our friends at RIPP Sporting who have generously donated an incredible Icelandic salmon fishing… More
We’re often asked, ‘How can we raise awareness of the salmon crisis in the general public?’ Art has a unique… More
New Moray Firth Tracking Project Video Highlights Preliminary Findings
As the Moray Firth Tracking Project enters its final stages, our new short update video shines a light on some… More
Aislinn Borland, a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, talks more about her studies on the migration of Atlantic… More
AST & Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate Launch Salmon Restoration Project in the Scottish Highlands
We are delighted to announce that we will be working in partnership with Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate to restore salmon and sea trout populations in the River Laxford, one of the Highland’s most renowned and productive rivers. … More
The Channel 4 news team joined the River Dee team by the riverbank to showcase their ambitious work taking place,… More
Follow our Ambassadors, Robson Green and Jim Murray, as they travel across Scotland to experience the ground-breaking tracking work that… More
Watch episode 3 of our Spring & Summer Update series! For this episode, we were joined by Dylan Roberts, Head… 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
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 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