To the new president of France: Dear Mr. president Macron: salmons know how to swim! “En marche!” – that’s what the salmon also wants to.. by itself and on it’s… read more →
Mister Macron, elected President of France : Salmon are very capable swimmers As part of their involvement with the ICPR*, EDF and France have committed to support salmon migration up to Basel… read more →
It’s not just possible, but was once reality. And could be again! Read this great article in the Atlantic Salmon Journal, written by Nathan Wilbur. Download the 3 page article… read more →
It was just a dream and a April Fool’s day trick. EDF unfortunately is NOT demolishing the Vogelgrün Dam. The salmon must wait and the Salmoncomeback-Coalition has to strenghten its campaign… read more →
Due to technical issues in making the Vogelgrün dam passable for fish and the current financial difficulties faced by EDF, a surprising decision has been made to demolish the… read more →
It’s truly amazing: In the Blind, a tributary of the Ill, a 85cm salmon was caught (then released) in December. This is great news for this river where there are still… read more →
Yesterday, WWF published the newest “Living Planet Report” 2016, with some disturbing figures: Global diversity is declining at an alarming rate, invertebrate diversity declined by 58% from 1970 until 2012! If… read more →
Good News on this international “Day of the Fish”: current counts show there have already been 125 salmon coming back up the Rhine! Although they can’t yet reach Basel, (there… read more →
To celebrate the World Fish Migration Day Saturday 21st May, and as part of the Salmon Comeback Campaign, WWF Switzerland organized a fascinating lightshow in the middle of Basel. Watch… read more →
The World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) is a one day global-local event to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish. To be held for the second… read more →