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⏰ Not long to go now! Our 2025 Auction goes live at astauction.org tomorrow at 9am UK time. ⏰
We're really excited to share this year's offering with you all!
Bidding in our auction is a great way to support our work, as well as giving you the chance to get your hands on one of our amazing lots!
🐟 SAVE THE DATE 🐟
Want to join us in London later this year? Our Curzon Cinema event will be held on the evening of Thursday 27th November.
Stay tuned - more event and booking information will be released next week!
📢 2025 Auction goes LIVE this Saturday! 📢
Want to support our essential research and restoration work to help restore wild Atlantic salmon and their environment? Be sure to bookmark astauction.org and get set for this weekend! Every bid makes a difference.
The aquaculture industry, regulators and the Scottish Government MUST DO BETTER
Read our statement on the recent Loch Linnhe farmed salmon escape at atlanticsalmontrust.org/statement-on...
🎉 Big River Watch starts today!
After a summer of challenging weather, it's time to check in on our rivers.
📱Download the Big River Watch app
⏱️Spend just 15 minutes by the river
👀Share what you see in a survey
You've got until 25th of September to take part💙
theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch
📢 West Coast Tracking Project shortlisted for 2025 Nature of Scotland Awards 📢
Find out more at atlanticsalmontrust.org/west-coast-t...
#natureofscotlandawards
A quick stop off for the team at Falls of Shin on our way to Project Laxford meant a great opportunity to catch some leaping salmon action. 📸
Where's your favourite place to spot a leaping salmon?
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Our July 2025 update covers:
⛏️ Project Deveron dam removal
🐟 2024 sonar fish counts for Laxford and Deveron
🎥 Upcoming YETI film
💥 Charity Clay Shoot roundup
🥃 Tamdhu Speyside whisky collaboration
🐟 How many salmon ran the Laxford and Deveron last year? 🐟
Read the full story at atlanticsalmontrust.org/core-rivers-...
🐟 SPORTFISH RIVERS MONTH 🐟
We're proud to be supporting Sportfish Rivers Month this July, along with other conservation organisations working to protect and restore our freshwater environments - critical for wild Atlantic salmon, trout and many other species.
www.sportfish.co.uk/blog/sportfi...
Raise a glass of Tamdhu and support wild salmon conservation!
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For every bottle sold of this special 12YO Tamdhu Speyside whisky, a donation goes to the Atlantic Salmon Trust supporting our work to conserve and restore wild Atlantic salmon.
Order yours at www.waitrose.com/ecom/product...
🎉 WE DID IT! 🎉
Project Deveron, a partnership between the River Deveron and Atlantic Salmon Trust completes major dam removal giving wild salmon unhindered access to 11km tributary for first time in 150 years!
Full story at 👉https://atlanticsalmontrust.org/deveron-dam-removal-2025/
🙌 THANK YOU! 🙌
Together you helped us raise an amazing £55,000 at this year's Charity Clay Shoot to support our work to restore wild Atlantic salmon!
Read a round-up of the day at atlanticsalmontrust.org/2025-charity... and find out how to sign up a team for next year. ✍️
Mark your calendars! International Wild Salmon Day is on June 1st 🐟🌍
#WildSalmonDay is a chance to celebrate wild salmon and call for urgent action to restore them.
Find out more at wildsalmonday.com
NEWS: Germany shows its support for wild Atlantic salmon recovery.
Read the full story at atlanticsalmontrust.org/ewf-2025/
GOOD NEWS! 🙌
We're pleased to see the ruling that the ban on sandeel fishing in English and Scottish North Sea waters will indeed remain in place - great news for wild Atlantic salmon, sea trout, and the wider marine ecosystem.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
⏰ LAST CHANCE TODAY! ⏰
Our Spring Prize Draw closes at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. Don't miss your chance to win a fishing trip for 2 to the East Ranga river in Iceland this summer!*
Enter at 👉 bit.ly/EastRangaDra...
Prize draw runs until midnight Sunday 27th April 2025.
*Ts&Cs apply.
Be the first to hear news about our work to restore wild Atlantic salmon and their environment.
Sign up for our newsletter at 👉 bit.ly/ast-signup to find out how we're putting science into action in a growing number of catchment-scale restoration partnerships across the country.🐟
Today is #WorldWaterDay and a chance to remember what wild Atlantic salmon need if they're to have a thriving future: COLD, CLEAN WATER.
Our work in river watersheds looks to deliver this at a 'catchment scale'.
Find out more about how we work at atlanticsalmontrust.org/our-strategy/
Wild Salmon Connections marked a significant moment for international wild salmon conservation, energising greater cross-border cooperation and seeing renewed commitments to tackle the wild salmon crisis.
Read all about this pivotal event at 👉
atlanticsalmontrust.org/wild-salmon-...
Have you entered our Spring Prize Draw yet? You and a fishing friend could WIN a 4-day trip to the East Ranga river in Iceland this summer!* 🎣
Enter now at 👉👉👉 bit.ly/EastRangaDra...
Prize draw runs until Sunday 27th April 2025
*Ts&Cs apply
🎉 SPRING PRIZE DRAW - NOW LIVE 🎉
Your chance to WIN a fishing trip to the East Ranga, Iceland for 2 rods!* 🎣
Enter now at 👉👉👉 bit.ly/EastRangaDra...
*Ts&Cs apply
📣 NEW PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
We are delighted to announce the beginning of a new catchment restoration partnership on the Isle of Lewis!
Find out more at atlanticsalmontrust.org/new-project-...
