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The annual Fisheries Research Review shows signs of hope for the long-term future of salmon in the Dorset river. Time will tell how many of these fish return to the river from the North Atlantic in 2021 and 2022, but experts say signs are as positive as they have been for some time.

New research investigating the influence of temperature and flood events on juvenile Atlantic salmon found that warmer winters and cooler springs could be driving a fall in their numbers.

The number of young salmon leaving Dorset’s River Frome this year to start their marine journey was the highest for eight years, offering hope for the globally threatened species.

The Julian Gardner Awards, run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, is inviting amateur photographers to submit their images of the British countryside to the 2021 competition.

THE Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, The Atlantic Salmon Trust, Salmon & Trout Conservation Trust and The Angling Trust, with Fish Legal, have joined forces to form the Missing Salmon Alliance. 

NUMBERS of adult salmon that returned to the River Frome in 2018 were at a worrying low, according to the latest figures in a fisheries report.

THE GWCT is launching its second series of popular roadshows this month.

SATELLITE tagging and ringing is enhancing our understanding of woodcock and sea trout - but support in Wales is needed for it to succeed.

THE Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Wales has spoken out over the continual declines in water quality and depleted fish stocks across Wales which is now at a record low.

THE GWCT is on the road again for its second series of in-demand roadshows.