To do that we need to know what improvements are needed? We are all aware of areas that we feel need work but we need to co-ordinate the recording of these in a meaningful way so that our bids are both as accurate as possible and as relevant as possible to specific areas on the rivers. This is where we need your club or syndicates help: you have to carry out detailed surveys of your river.

1. Obstructions to the passage of migratory fish
2. Essential habitat improvements
3. Location of invasive weeds
4. Areas of bank erosion
5. Stretches where the banks are overgrown and forming tunnel vegetation
6. The locations of fallen trees
7. Condition of fencing or lack thereof
8. Culvert and crossing points
9. Overgrazed banks
10. The presence of Otter or Mink
11. Any other matters that you feel are impacting on the health of the fishery and its fish.

As part of this project you will be required to record your survey findings on an electronic map stored on this website so that we can begin to build up a full picture of the various problems on our river system. Full instructions are included (it’s very simple). To volunteer for the project please visit the Trust Website: CLICK HERE

If you are already a project member you can log into the project page here: CLICK HERE

Richard Says:

I have fished Welsh rivers since a very young age and my love of river systems led me to study environmental science at Southampton University, specialising in River Management.  After graduating in 1993 I  volunteered to help survey the Wye catchment as part of the preliminary works of the, then, Wye Foundation.  Leading on from this work I became habitat manager for the Wye Foundation, working on various projects throughout the river catchment primarily concerned with accessibility issues for returning salmon and habitat improvement work for juvenile salmonids.  This work formed the basis of future European funding bids which in turn lead to the formation of the Wye and Usk Foundation as it is today.  In addition I have also worked as a keeper and fishing guide on the middle and upper reaches of the River Usk.  My appointment as project officer to Afonydd Cymru’s EISWF project is an opportunity for me to facilitate a wider programme of habitat management on river systems throughout Wales, whilst strengthening the role of river trusts as localised guardians of their environment.

The Trust is delighted to have Richard on board and we look forward to working together in the future.

For More Details Visit The Afonydd Cymru Website: Click Here

• To understand and describe sea trout stocks in the Irish Sea and thereby to enhance sea trout fisheries and strengthen their contributions to quality of life, to rural economies and to national biodiversity. 
• To explore the use of sea trout life history variation as a tool to detect and understand the effects of climate change. 

The project involves the collection of sea trout scale samples from 80 rivers, estuaries, coastal waters and further offshore, over three years.

Take part in the Celtic Sea Trout Initiative visit the Project page: CLICK HERE

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