Thanks Phil. Various groups report incidents to NRW (and to us). Generally, there has been a lack of action resulting from them although it's also fair to say there’s been some improvement from NRW recently. This could improve further though, as could the action taken.

Just as concerning as these assessments is the lack of any urgent actions to resolve issues that are increasingly likely to lead to the extinction of these iconic fish species in Wales.

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Sadly, the situation for sewin (sea trout) is no better.

Similar analysis of the 33 main sewin rivers in Wales has shown an equally dramatic decline with all bar one now classed as “at risk”. Sewin in Wales are believed to be highly vulnerable and at risk of ongoing further decline.

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In England, 83% of the salmon populations in principal rivers are “at risk” although this is predicted to improve to 71% by 2029.

However, none of the Welsh “at risk” populations are predicted to move out of this category by 2029, showing just what a parlous state salmon are in.

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