The Salmon Smolt is the final product of the river. Losses at this stage of the life cycle cannot be replaced. With numbers of returning adult Salmon continuing to decline due to increasing marine mortality, we need to make sure as many Smolts make it to the sea as possible by minimising losses as they pass down the river.
- How many smolts make it to sea
- How barriers in the river prevent smolts from completing their journey downstream
- Where smolts get lost in our river system
- How river levels affect the smooth passage of our smolts’ journey out to sea
We’ll be using acoustic tracking equipment to follow the smolts downstream this Spring.
We need your help
Acoustic tracking is an effective, but very expensive, way in which we can discover more about our smolts. You can help us and SPONSOR A SMOLT. Sponsors will receive regular updates on the progress of their smolt as it makes its way to the estuary to start its long migration to the feeding grounds.
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