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Public participation is an essential component in collecting sea trout samples & biological data for this project. Angling clubs and individuals, primarily on the 25 priority systems, have been targeted by the project team to provide these data. Experienced commercial netsmen (existing and retired) are being engaged to sample in estuaries and the wider marine environment.

Anglers have been requested to provide an unbiased rod catch sample extending over the entire angling season comprising:

• 150 sets of scale samples per annum in 2010 and 2011 from each targeted river
• all relevant capture details include forklength (mm) and weight (g) as per scale packet

Commercial fishers (in the UK only) will be requested to take scale samples and other details from their catch and record these data on specially designed CSTP scale packets.

Guidance on collecting Scale Samples

One of the most important parts of the CSTP programme is the collection of sea trout scale samples from 100 rivers, estuaries, coastal waters and further offshore, over the three years of the project. Find out more about collecting scale samples.

Feedback

We want to give feedback to fishermen and other interested groups. The CSTP can provide information on scale readings, but responses may take some time because of the volume of analyses to be done. We have already done many talks to angler groups and we are keen to continue this to give updates and here anglers’ views on the project. If you want to have talks given to your association or club please contact Willie Roche (links to e-mail) (Ireland), Nigel Milner (links to e-mail)  (England, Wales), or Jim Henderson(links to e-mail)  (Scotland) and arrangements will be made for a CSTP person to address your group.