Salmon & Trout Conservation UK E-Newsletter December 2016 2016 has been an incredibly busy year for us;  and we have achieved several very notable successes - thanks in large part to the tremendous support we have enjoyed from members and stakeholders. Here are just some of the highlights of the year: January: Salmon & Trout Conservation Scotland launches parliamentary petition calling for tighter regulation of salmon farms to protect wild fish. Read more...  ​Peitition Update:  It is making steady progress through the parliamentary process. On 30 June S&TCS gave oral evidence to the Petitions Committee. The Petition was subsequently passed by the Scottish Parliament's Petitions Commmittee to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. The latter, at its meeting on 26 October, agreed "to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity seeking further information on the issues raised in the petition." We are now awaiting that response. March: Conference makes action on the river Itchen a priority - What makes a good chalkstream? Read more... May: Salmon & Trout Conservation Scotland makes formal complaint to European Commission on Scottish Government's failure to address the impacts of sea lice parasites produced by Scottish salmon farms threatening west coast wild salmon and sea trout. Read more... English riverfly survey reveals abysmal state of our once gin clear chalkstreams. Read more... June: Scotland's dismal environmental record on salmon farming exposed at international salmon conference. Read more... Fisheries scientist joins the battle to restore our rivers and chalkstreams. Read more... A mobile app that gets to the heart of river pollution. Read more... July: Fisheries charity auction offers lots that money can't buy. Read more... November 2015 Salmon Summit - The Five-Point Plan. Read more... September: State of Nature 2016: Disappearing riverflies. Read more... 'Citizen Science' on the Lark is saving a precious river species. Read more... October: River invertebrates could hold the key to abysmal state of rivers in Wales. Read more... Norfolk farmers form a cluster to protect the river Wensum. Read more... Virulent disease at Marine Harvest salmon farms raises concerns over potential impacts on wild fish. Read more... Leading Scotland newspaper endorses S&TC(S) campaign. Read more... November: Stupendous charity auction result is a boost for wild fish and rivers. Read more... Exposing Scottish Government's ludicrously inflated adult salmon estimates. Read more... December: Sainsbury's and the Co-op called upon to give ultimatums to farmed salmon suppliers. Read more... 2017 is going to be busier yet with S&TC campaigns in the forefront to champion the cause of our precious wild fish and the aquatic environment that nurtures and nourishes them! We shall, of course, keep you informed right through the year; in the meantime, all of us at S&TC UK and S&TC Scotland wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy and most prosperous New Year. A final thought: why not give an S&TC membership to a family member or friend?