we are the voice for wild fish in welsh waters
S&TC Cymru work to secure the protection that our beautiful Welsh water environments deserve. Some of our key achievements include:
S&TC CYMRU CAMPAIGNS
Riverfly Census
A benchmark for river life
Water insects are the foundation for life in our rivers and streams.
We are unlocking their potential as indicators of river health to help understand what’s really happening under the surface and better protect our fish and water life.
Our first Welsh samples have been taken in three well-known rivers; keep watch to see how their story unfolds!
Forestry
Keeping land issues out of water
Activities on land cannot be considered in isolation of the water environment and forestry is no exception to this.
In Wales, non-native conifer forestry next to rivers is a common occurrence, causing numerous issues.
Explore how we have worked to give our watery places and wild fish relief from the effects of poorly operated forestry
Living Rivers
Reviving our watery places
Rivers are more than just water - they are homes for wildlife.
Poor farming practices are a big problem for Welsh waters, but with your help we can create a sustainable water environment.
We are influencing post CAP agricultural grants and subsidies so they are paid as rewards for protecting the environment, particularly in Welsh river systems.
S&TC CYMRU NEWS
Dr Cyril Bennett MBE becomes S&TC’s latest honorary life member
We are proud to award Cyril Bennett an honorary life membership of S&TC for his massive contribution to protecting river ecology in general and to the Riverfly Census and SmartRivers in particular. He has been a fly fisherman for 60 years which has stimulated his keen interest in riverfly identification […] Read More
River Invertebrate App – Status Update
We are aware users of our invertebrate identification app have been experiencing access issues. S&TC apologises for any inconvenience caused. Issued: 17:00hrs 17th Feb 2020 For anyone experiencing the ‘SQL’ error message, or any other issues when using the app complete the following steps. 1. Check you definitely have version 2.4.1 […] Read More
SmartRivers Update – Great Stour
This autumn we took SmartRivers to the beautiful county of Kent. Thanks to the generosity of Stour Fishery Association we were able to start working on the Great Stour, an interesting river that begins away from Kent’s chalk downs, yet enjoys the full character of a chalk stream due to […] Read More
Riverfly Partnership News
There are many Riverfly monitoring schemes around, so it can be tricky to understand why so many different schemes are necessary. As the population continues to expand, and our dependence on the environment increases, it is more important than ever that we keep a close eye on the health of […] Read More
SAMARCH technical workshop
SAMARCH Technical Workshop On behalf of the SAMARCH project, we invite scientists and fishery managers to attend our technical workshop. REGISTER BY: 30 SEP 2019 https://samarch-telemetry.org/ The event is organised by Salmon & Trout Conservation, GWCT, and Atlantic Salmon Trust. SAMARCH is a five-year project with a grant of €5.8m […] Read More
SmartRivers is delivering results
The hot dry summer has exposed the stress our rivers are under Nick Measham, Deputy CEO, S&TC To view the full interview click HERE The hot dry summer has exposed the stress our rivers are under – particularly in Southern chalkstreams where algal growth and sediment is choking life to […] Read More
Salmon stock exploitation: Wales delays, while England acts
Salmon stock exploitation: Wales delays, while England acts On the 14th June 2019, in response to troubling results from their own analysis of Severn salmon stocks, the Environment Agency (EA) implemented an emergency bylaw prohibiting the use of certain nets in the estuary and imposed compulsory catch and release on all other nets and […] Read More
ARTIFISHAL & Patagonia Inc
“The thing that has struck us at the screenings we have attended is that the audience is far from being just anglers – it has been great seeing so many younger folk there and hearing their reaction to the issues” Paul Knight, CEO Salmon & Trout Conservation In 2019 one […] Read More
NASCO 2019
“With S&TC’s Chairman, CEO, Head of Science and Scottish Director actively involved in NASCO, we are playing a genuinely influential role within international wild Atlantic salmon conservation politics” The 2019 NASCO meeting was held in Tromsø, Norway, this year and was preceded by a 2-day Symposium for the International Year […] Read More
Troubling news from Wales
Troubling news from Wales as the recently published 2018 assessments of salmon and sea trout populations point towards a continued decline. Stocks in twelve of the twenty-three principle salmon rivers were deemed to be “at risk” of failing to reach their conservation limits for sustainable recruitment and those in […] Read More
Profits And Pollution
“S&TC has for a long time questioned the English water companies over their abstraction policies, especially in water-scarce, aquifer-fed regions, but now it appears that other sectors of the industry are under scrutiny.” Paul Knight, CEO Salmon & Trout Conservation writes….. Carry out the basic duties In the Financial Times […] Read More
The Riverfly Census: Launch
“If you do nothing else this month, read the Riverfly Census report which got its first airing at a mid-May reception in London.” Nick Mesham, Deputy CEO, Salmon & Trout Conservation To download the full report: CLICK HERE Once upon a time, industry was poisoning the nation’s life-blood rivers, but […] Read More
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