So, what fish actually live in our river?
The list of fish that live in our local river has got longer in the last few years – find out what and why.
Wildlife
Making & installing eel ropes – the first in Bristol
A Trout in the Trym volunteer helps Westbury Wildlife Park make and install straw eel ropes on two of the weirs on their property.
UK government bans export of eels to Russia
We are delighted to hear that the petition to ban the export of eels caught in British estuaries to Russia has been successful.
Young eel spotted at Westbury Wildlife Park
Westbury Wildlife Park recently demonstrated riverfly monitoring to some visitors, showing them what lives in the River Trym.
Making straw eel ropes
Could straw eel ropes – temporary structures draped over weirs to help elvers migrate upstream – help reduce the decline in eel numbers?
A salutary report
A report from the Environment Agency suggests the brown trout risks being wiped out in large parts of England within decades.
Take action to save our eels
Please help stop the export of baby eels from UK to Russia by signing a petition.
Somerset Eel Recovery Project
Peter Coleman-Smith reports he had an excellent chat with Vanessa Becker-Hughes of The Somerset Eel Recovery Project.
Bullhead spotted while riverfly sampling
Peter Coleman-Smith and new volunteer Kai Chapman have been busy riverfly sampling.