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Reversing the decline of wild fish populations

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SEPA fails in its statutory duty to protect River Dee from blatant pollution

Serious pollution of the River Dee, associated with a major commercial housing development by Kirkwood Homes at Inchmarlo, continues to occur despite a written assurance by SEPA, following similar events in March, that it would…
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DEFRA consultation on spatial management measures for industrial sandeel fishing

Fisheries Policy Advisor, John Hickey, looks at the latest DEFRA consultation for the improved management of Sandeels in the No...
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South West Water over-abstracts more than 100 million litres from the River Avon every day

The water company, which supplies water to homes across Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset, has admitted that it is removing ...
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WildFish takes part in Green Match Fund to protect wild Atlantic salmon

Atlantic salmon are in danger. The number of wild Atlantic salmon has plummeted from 8-10 million in the 1970s to just 3 mi...
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Sewage spilt for 1.75 million hours in 2022

The Environment Agency has today (31 March) published Event Duration Monitoring data for 2022. The information is collected ...
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Report finds Scottish salmon farms systematically failing to meet own guidelines, with up to two billion sea lice emanating from a single farm in a single week

A new report from WildFish has found that the Scottish salmon and trout farming industry is allowing parasitic sea lice levels ...
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SmartRivers: citizen science in action

WildFish has published its 2023 progress report for SmartRivers, a volunteer-led programme that collects data on river biodiver...
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The Crisis

Wild fish are facing their biggest challenge. Freshwater is in crisis and rivers are dying. The habit wild fish depend on is being destroyed before our eyes.

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Our mission is to reverse the decline of wild fish populations and their habitats.

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