UK: Final call for bids to help save Scotland's king of fish

Final call for funding bids to help save Scotland’s king of fish Fishery and community groups which want to help save Scotland’s iconic wild salmon have been urged to bid for a share of a £145,000 funding pot.Salmon Scotland has reminded organisations and projects they have until March 31 to apply to its ‘wild fisheries fund’.The fund is part of a £1.5 million commitment from Scotland’s salmon farmers to support the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of wild salmon populations.Projects which receive grants will aim to stem the decades-long decline in wild fish numbers through habitat protection, protection from predators, and restocking programmes.Habitat loss and rising river temperatures primarily due to climate change have impacted on wild salmon and sea trout populations throughout the UK and all over the Scottish coastline.Salmon farming companies, which only operate on the west coast, launched the fund to play their part finding solutions, engaging ...