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Farming and fisheries conference

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 ...

World Shorebirds Day: Shorebirds covered by GWCT research

The GWCT carries out research on a number of shorebirds and waders. From studies of the migration routes of snipe, lapwing and curlew, to the monitoring of nesting habits of lapwing in wet meadows and arable fields, to developing new techniques to protect them from predators. Our Gravelly Shores ...

Integral integration at farming & fisheries conference

GWCT fisheries team in action for SAMARCH

GWCT Fisheries scientists appear on the BBC

Auchnerran Annual Report 2020

Podcast: Auchnerran Annual Report

Environment Agency visits GWCT Fisheries team

What we do know about snipe – an overview of previous research

The not so common snipe?  The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) has long fascinated ornithologists for its cryptic plumage, zig-zag flight and this haunting “drumming” display. Yet for all its charisma, the snipe’s migration ecology remains surprisingly under-studied compared to other waders. R...