Singer Dougie MacLean blesses River Tay with whisky as salmon fishing season opens
Singer Dougie MacLean helped perform the traditional blessing of the water at a ceremony marking the opening of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay.
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Follow the fish: Landmark bid to protect threatened Scots salmon by tracking their route to north Atlantic
The migration routes of wild salmon from Scotland’s west coast are to be tracked for the first time in a bid to save the iconic fish.
Salmon being threatened by killer mackerel with a voracious appetite
Mackerel may be unexpected salmon killers as they have a voracious appetite and their numbers could far outstrip official estimates, according to a leading scientist.
Only the brave: Scientists to ask if some salmon are too timid to survive
Salmon born with an adventurous streak might be more likely to perish because they swim into harm’s way, scientists suspect.
Experts: Two-thirds of migrating salmon lost in the first 60 miles
Two-thirds of juvenile wild salmon being tracked during their migration from Scottish rivers vanished within the first 60 miles of their journeys, according to new research.
Ineos boss launches project to save Atlantic Salmon
A leading UK businessman has launched a research programme to support his work aimed at protecting Atlantic Salmon.
Seal-scarer to beat US salmon ban
Anew device to scare seals could help Scottish salmon farms avoid a ban on exports to the United States.
“The numbers are so bad, Salmon will soon be as common as the dodo”
Fishing businesses are fighting for survival as the catastrophic decline in salmon numbers has meant big-spending customers have ditched the sport.
Fears for rural economy as big-spending salmon anglers go abroad after giving up on Scotland
Fishing tourists spending £86m a year in Scotland are going overseas because of plummeting salmon stocks, experts have warned.
Save our salmon: There is no chance Georgina’s 64lb salmon will ever be beaten – that is a tragedy
A 97-year-record for the biggest rod-caught salmon in Scotland will never be broken as their numbers have plummeted, experts warn.
Save Our Salmon: World experts starkly warn that time is running out and urge Scottish ministers to stop wringing their hands and start taking action
Leading environmental campaigners, conservationists and anglers today demand emergency government action to save Scotland’s wild salmon from extinction.