trout

This southwest of England is characterized by many small coastal streams with a few larger river catchments. Nonetheless, despite their small size, many of these streams are home to genetically distinct populations of trout/sea trout. At a regional level, genetic structuring of contemporary trout populations in the region has been influenced by a combination of events, including the last Ice Age and also more recent human activities over the last millennium.

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Article on trout metal tolerance research covered in the Western Morning News. Full scientific article is available at the the journal Evolutionary Applications.

Early morning rendezvous on the Hayle estuary, where everything is not as it seems... see ITV Westcountry News...

Josie Paris and Jamie Stevens talk about their research on the genetics of metal tolerance in trout inhabiting the rivers of Cornwall and Devon:

http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/story.aspx?id=1769

This podcast is part of the NERC Planet Earth Online series and was recorded and edited by Richard Hollingam.  We thank the Westcountry Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency for supporting this research.

A scientific consensus document emanating from the Salmon Stocking Conference: Boosting salmon numbers: is stocking the answer or the problem? IBIS and the Atlantic Salmon Trust, 27-28 November 2013, Marriott Hotel, Glasgow; is now available on the conference website.