The future of fish protection in the Severn Estuary reached an international audience over the weekend. Forbes, the world-leading business magazine, reported on the attempted removal of the acoustic fish deterrent (AFD), by French energy firm EDF, at the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant in South West England. The Read more…
The BioAcoustic Fish Fence (BAFF) is one of the most effective ways to guide or block fish, whether for their own protection or to prevent them causing damage to an ecosystem. The technology was born out of naval research into ways to communicate with submarines without detection. A founder of Read more…
Major concerns over the decline of wild salmon have led to the extension of an emergency byelaw for the Severn Estuary. Draft net and butcher fishing was prohibited in the River Severn and its estuary in June 2019, with other forms of fishing allowed only on a catch and release Read more…
Greater understanding of the habits of invasive carp species is helping researchers tackle the threat they pose to many aquatic environments, particularly in the US. First introduced to US waters in the 1970s in a bid to control the growth of weeds and algae in ponds, fish such as bighead, Read more…
A new study has confirmed the tendency of at least one species of invasive carp to breed in flood waters. Research published in the Journal of Freshwater Ecology examined habitats created by flooding in the Upper Mississippi River. A total of 12,700 fish were captured, with larval silver carp representing Read more…