Atlantic salmon in the River Itchen on the brink of extinction

Atlantic salmon in the River Itchen on the brink of extinction

"Without urgent action to improve river conditions, we risk losing the salmon in the Itchen forever."

A call to save Atlantic Salmon on the River Itchen

The River Itchen is home to one of the UK’s most remarkable yet threatened species – the Atlantic salmon. These fish, famed for their epic migrations from freshwater to the open ocean and back, have been a vital part of the river’s ecosystem for millennia. However, the future of the Itchen’s salmon is now in jeopardy. In 2023, WildFish supporters funded the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reassessment of population numbers. As a result, the …