Smolt project on track
The Field|July 2023
The West Coast Tracking Project, started by the Atlantic Salmon Trust in partnership with Fisheries Management Scotland and Marine Scotland Science, has entered its third year.
Smolt project on track

It aims to garner information about the movements of smolts around Scotland's west coast. In the past year, 331 acoustic receivers have been used to take a closer look at the behaviour and transit timings of smolts in sea lochs.

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