Sea, Saltmarsh and Migratory Fish

Join us on Wigtown’s Saltmarsh to find out more about the fish species who call this saltmarsh home. This incredible environment where the fresh water meets the sea is an important breeding ground for migratory fish.
Galloway Fisheries Trust nurture and care for our river catchments including the Cree in order to support the natural lifecycles of numerous species of fish. Come along to this workshop and find out more about the stories behind the fish species that call the Wigtown Saltmarsh their home. Where saltwater meets fresh water, Wigtown Saltmarsh creates a brilliant breeding ground for young fish.
Marine biologists from Galloway Fisheries Trust will share with us the positives and negatives of saltmarsh and why it is important to these young fish. As well as demonstrating some survey techniques they use and showing us the different species who live here.
The Solway Coast has 25% of Scotland’s saltmarsh and this workshops aims to build a better understanding of what the saltmarsh does and how it works for biodiversity.
SCAMP is an initiative by the D&G Council Environment Team supported by NatureScot in collaboration with the Scottish Government and in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund.