Support for the sustainable future of wild salmon and sea trout in the United Kingdom

Support for sustainable future of wild salmon and sea trout. The Scottish salmon sector’s investment in a fund to support the wild salmon industry has increased following the success of the previous round in 2021. The ‘Wild Salmonid Support Fund’, which opens for applications today, will make an additional £120,000 available this year to help support a sustainable future for wild salmon and sea trout in Scottish rivers. Aimed at tackling the decades long decline of wild salmon and sea trout, the fund will invest in fisheries organisations that work to enhance and protect wild fisheries and habitats. Created by Salmon Scotland in partnership with Fisheries Management Scotland, and administered by Foundation Scotland, both the wild fisheries and farm-raised salmon industries have been delivering this work as part of each sector’s interests to support and conserve habitats. The five-year fund is financed directly by Scotland’s salmon farm companies, and last year more than £70,000 ...