Celtic Sea Trout Project on TV…
Trout and Ice cream
Dr Carys Ann Davies of Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences takes part in the new series of the Great British Food Revival series on BBC 2, which began on Wednesday 10th October at 8pm. Raymond Blanc can not understand why we are not eating more trout as it’s both sustainable and delicious… …in Camarthen, Wales, he takes trout to the people to see how well they know their fish and in the revival kitchen he cooks three tasty trout dishes to encourage us all to seek out this fabulous fish.
Great British Food Revival, Episode 3 – Watch the episode online.
Celtic Sea Trout Project at Bangor University
Autumnwatch presenter Iolo Williams visited North Wales to learn about a ‘Celtic Sea Trout Project’ being led by Bangor University, in conjunction with other partners in the UK and Ireland.
Welsh Country – (23/11/10) – Celtic Sea Trout Project at Bangor University- Read the article here.
Concerns over dwindling Sea Trout numbers
Concerns have been raised over dwindling numbers of sea trout, also known as sewin, on Welsh rivers. To combat the decline a £1.8m scientific study is being launched to discover more about the life and pressures on the sea trout in Wales and Ireland.
BBC News – (11/03/10) – Concerns over dwindling sea trout numbers – Watch the report.
In the Papers…
Strategies for sea trout
Sea Trout were top of the agenda at a recent briefing for Natural Resources Minister Fergus O’Dowd and his counterpart from Wales, Alun Davies, on progress of the Interreg-IVa Ireland-Wales-funded Celtic Sea Trout Project which ends next year…
Irish Times – (01/10/12) – Strategies for sea trout – Read the article.
Welcome to Waterville
‘Lough Currane is premier league,” was the catchphrase at last weekend’s trout fly-fishing festival in Waterville, Co Kerry, as competitors took to the waters of this famous lake widely regarded as one of the finest sea trout fisheries in Europe… …An added attraction this year related to two interesting presentations in the Waterville Inn by Prof Ken Whelan on the book Nomads of the Tides and Dr Willie Roche on the ongoing Celtic Sea trout project.
Irish Times – (20/08/12) – Welcome to Waterville – Read the article.
Sewin gets more elusive in rivers and on menus
It is one of Wales’ most traditional dishes, yet you may never have had the opportunity to try it. Ecologists and chefs have warned that sewin, or sea trout, is being wiped off restaurant menus because of declining populations in the major Welsh rivers that were once key spawning grounds…
Wales Online – (11/01/11) – Sewin gets more elusive in rivers and on menus – Read the article.
Project turns spotlight on sea trout
Anglers are being asked to take part in a project which aims to piece together the life story of the fascinating sea trout, a fish about which not that much is known. The sea trout and the brown trout are very similar, except for one important difference: whilst the brown trout is largely a freshwater fish confined to rivers and lakes, the sea trout migrates to the ocean for much of its life and returns to freshwater only to spawn…
Irish Examiner – (27/09/10) – Project turns spotlight on sea trout – Read the article.
Anglers urged to help avert sewin disaster
Where have all the sewin gone? Would that I could answer that question! For a number of years we anglers have voiced our grave concerns, as the decline in sewin numbers in most Welsh rivers has been quite pronounced…
Wales Online – (27/07/10) – Anglers urged to help avert sewin disaster – Read the article.
Latest figures for sewin do not make for some happy reading
In recent times most of us have found ourselves being bombarded by storms – not of wind and snow – but of paper. Paper in the form of reports, catalogues, booklets, eye-catching flyers etc. – so much so that it is difficult to read everything that drops through our various letterboxes!…
Wales Online – (02/02/10) – Latest figures for sewin do not make for some happy reading – Read the article.
On the web…
Great British Food Revival looks at Bangor University research to safeguard Sea Trout
Dr Carys Ann Davies of Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences takes part in the new series of the Great British Food Revival series on BBC 2, which began on Wednesday 10th October at 8pm.
Bangor University – (22/10/12) – Great British Food Revival looks at Bangor University research to safeguard sea trout – read the article.
Autumnwatch viewers to learn about the Sea Trout
Autumnwatch viewers across the UK will learn about a project that’s hoping to improve the situation for the sewin or sea trout, on the programme to be broadcast on Thursday 18 November (BBC 2 21.30pm 18.11.10).
Bangor University – (17/11/10) – Autumnwatch viewers to learn about the Sea Trout – read the article.
Sea trout subject of £1.8m study
A £1.8m scientific study is being launched to discover more about the life and pressures on the sewin or sea trout in Wales and Ireland. Information from the Celtic Sea Trout Project will be used to guide stock management policy and measures to increase sewin in Welsh rivers.
BBC News – (11/03/10) – Sea trout subject of £1.8m study – Read the article here.
Sea trout subject of £1.8m study
A £1.8m scientific study is being launched to discover more about the life and pressures on the sewin or sea trout in Wales and Ireland. Information from the Celtic Sea Trout Project will be used to guide stock management policy and measures to increase sewin in Welsh rivers.
BristolWired.co.uk – (11/03/10) – Sea trout subject of £1.8m study – Read the article here.
EA’s Wilson outlines Celtic Sea Trout Project aims
The sea trout or sewin is in desperate decline in Welsh rivers. A project was launched last March to find out more about this fish and the pressures on it in the Irish Sea and in rivers and estuaries across Wales and Ireland. Dr Ben Wilson, Environm…
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On the Radio…
Celtic Sea Trout Project
BBC Radio Wales interview on Jason Mohammad’s program
BBC Radio Wales – (24/10/12) Jason Mohammad – Listen to the interview.