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Now we know what is happening to our Salmon and Seatrout Smolts when they leave the Frome & Piddle
NewsContactTopics to cover in this newsletter. a Multi National research paper with Prof Ken Whelen (who was our AGM guest speaker a few years ago), looking into where tagged salmon smolts go to feed at sea. A recent presentation by Simon Toms (joint head of EA Salmon...
Newsletter 2018
NEWSLETTER 2018NewsContactDear Member Newsletter New Year 2018 Redd counting Only a partial redd count (due to the coloured state of the water) was done this year by ourselves the FPWDFA. There were 159 redds counted, 113 of them were above Louds Mill and also there...
Newsletter 2019
NEWSLETTER 2019NewsContactDear Member Newsletter New Year 2019 Redd counting: A full redd count was done this year by ourselves the FPWDFA. There were 250 migratory salmonid redds counted, 66 of them were above Louds Mill. This illustrates that spawning stock have...
Newsletter 2021
NEWSLETTER 2021NewsContactDear Member Newsletter New Year 2021 Despite the strange year, we have all experienced your association’s committee has remained active. We have been particularly preoccupied with the prospect of the introduction of beavers into our Dorset...
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Salmon and Trout Smolt Migration in River Estuaries
Lead scientists: Celine Artero & William A Beaumont Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust The Full report - Download An assessment was made of salmon and sea trout smolt mortality in the estuarine phase of their seaward migration. Four estuaries were chosen to...
Tracking Atlantic Salmon in the Ocean
Summary From the late 80’s it became clear that salmon survival at sea was declining, and that a coordinated research effort was required to identify the migration and distribution pattern(s) of smolt migration, and where possible to also identify the feeding areas...
AGM
, Annual General Meeting Friday 27rd September 6.30pm Winfrith Newburgh Village Hall Water Lane, Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8LR The guest speakers will be Professor Ken Whelan – a fisheries scientist with extensive international experience. Bill Beaumont - SAMARCH...
Catch up from the Committee
Dear Members and Friends It has been a while since we last met up and much has happened and changed. As many of you will know, we have lost our dear friend Richard Slocock; who was our Chairman for so many years and I am sure he had chalk stream water in...
Now we know what is happening to our Salmon and Seatrout Smolts when they leave the Frome & Piddle
NewsContactTopics to cover in this newsletter. a Multi National research paper with Prof Ken Whelen (who was our AGM guest speaker a few years ago), looking into where tagged salmon smolts go to feed at sea. A recent presentation by Simon Toms (joint head of EA Salmon...
Richard Slocock
Richard SlocockDear Members. As some of you will have heard or read, our Chairman, Richard Slocock has been battling with cancer for the past 6 to 12 months. Sadly, on Saturday 13th 2024 at 2200 hrs he died peacefully at home with Sally and his family at his side. ...
Does good quality stock fencing along stream sides help fish and wildlife – a study
Does good quality stock fencing along stream sides help fish and wildlife – a study’NewsContactDoes good quality stock fencing along stream sides help fish and wildlife – a study Devil’s Brook Environmental Improvements 2021 Adrian Simmons Melcombe Bingham: Since...
Beavers and Chalkstreams: some hard fact and no hysteria
Beavers and Chalkstreams: Some hard fact and no hysteriaNewsContactBeavers and Chalkstreams: Some hard fact and no hysteria Beavers Jeremy Legge looks at the prospects of beavers appearing on Hampshire’s chalkstreams Beavers have been much in the news recently. They...
Newsletter 2018
NEWSLETTER 2018NewsContactDear Member Newsletter New Year 2018 Redd counting Only a partial redd count (due to the coloured state of the water) was done this year by ourselves the FPWDFA. There were 159 redds counted, 113 of them were above Louds Mill and also there...
Newsletter 2019
NEWSLETTER 2019NewsContactDear Member Newsletter New Year 2019 Redd counting: A full redd count was done this year by ourselves the FPWDFA. There were 250 migratory salmonid redds counted, 66 of them were above Louds Mill. This illustrates that spawning stock have...
Articles
Salmon and Trout Smolt Migration in River Estuaries
Lead scientists: Celine Artero & William A Beaumont Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust The Full report - Download An assessment was made of salmon and sea trout smolt mortality in the estuarine phase of their seaward migration. Four estuaries were chosen to...
Tracking Atlantic Salmon in the Ocean
Summary From the late 80’s it became clear that salmon survival at sea was declining, and that a coordinated research effort was required to identify the migration and distribution pattern(s) of smolt migration, and where possible to also identify the feeding areas...
AGM
, Annual General Meeting Friday 27rd September 6.30pm Winfrith Newburgh Village Hall Water Lane, Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8LR The guest speakers will be Professor Ken Whelan – a fisheries scientist with extensive international experience. Bill Beaumont - SAMARCH...
Catch up from the Committee
Dear Members and Friends It has been a while since we last met up and much has happened and changed. As many of you will know, we have lost our dear friend Richard Slocock; who was our Chairman for so many years and I am sure he had chalk stream water in...
Now we know what is happening to our Salmon and Seatrout Smolts when they leave the Frome & Piddle
NewsContactTopics to cover in this newsletter. a Multi National research paper with Prof Ken Whelen (who was our AGM guest speaker a few years ago), looking into where tagged salmon smolts go to feed at sea. A recent presentation by Simon Toms (joint head of EA Salmon...
Richard Slocock
Richard SlocockDear Members. As some of you will have heard or read, our Chairman, Richard Slocock has been battling with cancer for the past 6 to 12 months. Sadly, on Saturday 13th 2024 at 2200 hrs he died peacefully at home with Sally and his family at his side. ...
Does good quality stock fencing along stream sides help fish and wildlife – a study
Does good quality stock fencing along stream sides help fish and wildlife – a study’NewsContactDoes good quality stock fencing along stream sides help fish and wildlife – a study Devil’s Brook Environmental Improvements 2021 Adrian Simmons Melcombe Bingham: Since...
Beavers and Chalkstreams: some hard fact and no hysteria
Beavers and Chalkstreams: Some hard fact and no hysteriaNewsContactBeavers and Chalkstreams: Some hard fact and no hysteria Beavers Jeremy Legge looks at the prospects of beavers appearing on Hampshire’s chalkstreams Beavers have been much in the news recently. They...
Newsletter 2018
NEWSLETTER 2018NewsContactDear Member Newsletter New Year 2018 Redd counting Only a partial redd count (due to the coloured state of the water) was done this year by ourselves the FPWDFA. There were 159 redds counted, 113 of them were above Louds Mill and also there...
Newsletter 2019
NEWSLETTER 2019NewsContactDear Member Newsletter New Year 2019 Redd counting: A full redd count was done this year by ourselves the FPWDFA. There were 250 migratory salmonid redds counted, 66 of them were above Louds Mill. This illustrates that spawning stock have...