The Atlantic Salmon Trust
Funding research and practical measures to ensure
the future of salmon and sea trout at sea and in fresh water
the future of salmon and sea trout at sea and in fresh water
Salmon & Sea Trout - Key Issues
Key Issues
At Sea
- Climate changes affecting feeding and survival opportunities
- Fishing, including unintentional capture when fishing for other species
- Offshore wind farms
On the Coast
- Interceptory mixed stock nets
- Fish farms - sea lice, disease and escapee
- Pollution
- Tidal and wave energy installations
In the Rivers
- Cormorants and sawbill ducks
- Pollution and poor habitat
- Obstructions such as dams, weirs and culverts
- Run-of-river hydro schemes
- Disease
- Poor angling practices
- Poachers