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#KeepItClean: Hinkley Point C and the Acoustic Fish Deterrent

Summary: The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset faces environmental scrutiny as EDF Energy contests the installation of an Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD), a measure designed to protect local fish populations. A coalition has presented a scientifically backed report affirming the neces...

Salmon coin leaps to rarest list, just like the fish it depicts

GWCT Patron, His Majesty King Charles III’s new 50p coin adorned with a wild Atlantic salmon has officially become the rarest and most collectible at a time when wild salmon numbers are the lowest on record.   Only 200,000 of the Atlantic Salmon 50p coins have been released to UK banks and post ...

Video: Highlights from our fish counter

Beyond Wild Isles: The Story of Filming Wild Atlantic Salmon

VIDEO: Watch returning fish pass through our counter

Declines in freshwater fish should be a wake-up call to those working in policy: Our letter to The Guardian

Hands-On Conservation: Bournemouth students visit our Fisheries Team

Great time learning with the Fisheries research group, by Alice Jones, Ecology and Wildlife Conservation at Bournemouth University (Dorset, UK) I had a great time volunteering with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, assisting with the smolt run trap and learning from the Fisheries research...

Hands-On Conservation: Bournemouth students visit our Fisheries Team

Great time learning with the Fisheries research group, by Alice Jones, Ecology and Wildlife Conservation at Bournemouth University (Dorset, UK) I had a great time volunteering with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, assisting with the smolt run trap and learning from the Fisheries research...

The European Eel’s Fight for Survival

From staple food and currency in the Middle Ages to our fastest declining freshwater fish Eels have got to be one of the most fascinating and enigmatic creatures in our rivers. Their mysterious migrations, complex life stages and close links with both rivers and the open ocean make them a vital, ...

Wild salmon are in crisis, but there is hope!

More than 250 people from across the northern hemisphere gathered in London recently to call for urgent action to conserve, protect and restore the world’s wild salmon. Speakers from across the world delivered fascinating and insightful talks on a wide range of issues affecting both wild Atlanti...