The Trust is a medium sized charity that has delivered several catchment scale river restoration projects in the Westcountry and is an internationally respected conservation, educational and research body.

Dr Bright has been the Senior scientist of the Trust for the last seven years and been closely involved in the development of all the Trusts projects and has lead the Trust’s Research and Educational operations.

He is a member of the Atlantic Salmon Trust Honorary Scientific Advisory Panel and several other local and national advisory panels concerned with water protection and management. He is well known and respected by all the public and private bodies concerned with water rivers and fisheries management in the Westcountry.

Michael Martin Chairman of the Trustees writes
“I am delighted that Dylan, who is a tower of strength, has accepted this appointment and I am sure he will lead the Trust in all its endeavours to restore and improve the watercourses and fisheries of the Westcountry”.

Answers to 'The Super Hard Salmonid Quiz'
(if you score 10/10 please contact the Trust to discuss employment opportunities)

1). Is a brown trout more closely related to a rainbow trout or an Atlantic salmon?

Atlantic salmon

2). What is the main material used to tie a fly called a ‘Blackbirds Fancy’?

A worm

3). If sea trout and Atlantic salmon are described by the adjective ‘anadromous’ what equivalent adjective describes resident brown trout?

Potamodromous

4). When gravel contains10% sand, trout egg survival to swim up fry is 90%, what is the egg survival as a percentage when the gravel contains 20% sand?

25%

5). If a stream had a pH of 4.5 would the trout and salmon in the stream suffer ill effects?

Yes, gill damage etc.

6). Which has the bigger mouth a juvenile salmon or a juvenile trout?

Trout

7). Are juvenile salmon or trout aggressively dominant in rivers?

Trout

8). To improve stocks of multi-sea winter early running salmon in your river which of the following should you not do:

a) Stock with multi sea winter (MSW) salmon from a river with a good run
b) Tackle exploitation in distant water fisheries
c) Assess to location of MSW populations in freshwater using tagging or genetic studies
d) Protect sensitive spawning areas from direct and diffuse pollution

A

9). Can salmon spawn in river less than 5m wide?

Yes we have watched them spawn in rivers of less than 2m width

10). What do adult salmon eat in rivers?

Nothing