Lawrence Talks, Senior Salmonid Advisor

Action for salmon – removing barriers to migration

Posted by: Lawrence Talks, Senior Salmonid Advisor, Posted on: 19 May 2016 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

Spring is a magical time of year as bluebells come into flower and birds are busy building their nests, heralding the spring and early glimpses of summer. I work in our national fisheries team and so for me one of …

Salmon need a helping hand

Posted by: Lawrence Talks, Senior Salmonid Advisor, Posted on: 16 July 2015 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

One of my first encounters with salmon was as a Fisheries Officer in Hampshire in the early 1990s rescuing a thirty pound salmon from a dead-end river channel in Romsey on the River Test, which was a favourite haunt of …