‘Make Way For The King’ is a six part radio series that informs, motivates and calls for action, in protecting and conserving the salmon population in the River Nore. It explores the broader picture of the salmon’s life at sea and the threats that they face there by connecting with fishermen in the Northern Hemisphere. Brought to you for International Year of the Salmon with financial support from the European Union
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Programme 1: Memories of Salmon Fishing on the River Nore
The first programme in the series ‘Make Way for the King’, where we remember the glory days of salmon fishing on the River Nore and begin with Professor Ken Whelan, Research Director with the Atlantic Salmon Trust and Ann Phelan, Water Officer with LAW …
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Programme 2: The Life of the Salmon in the River and The Methods & Traditions of Fishing for Salmon
In Part 1 of Programme 2 – ‘Make Way for the King’ series we dive straight into the river and discover the tiny flies and fish that the young salmon feed from before they go out to sea. We trace their life cycle and breeding habits with Professor Ken O …
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Programme 3: The Threats to Salmon and The Decreased Numbers in our Rivers and Ocean
Half-way through and still lots to say about salmon in this series ‘Make Way for the King’ presented by Sue Nunn and brought to you with financial assistance from the European Union for International Year of the Salmon. In Part 1 of this programme Sue …
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Programme 4: Weirs, Invasive Species and More Salmon Stories
It’s all about weirs, invasive species and preserving the river habitat of the salmon in Programme 4 of our ‘Make Way for the King’ series brought to you with financial assistance from the European Union for International Year of the Salmon. In Part 1, …
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Programme 5: The Importance of Clean Water for the Salmon
The Wild Atlantic Salmon need clean rivers to live in and a gravelly bed to spawn in. The water quality in our rivers in not good and in this the 5th Programme in our ‘Make Way for the King’ series we focus on the efforts that are being made to improve …
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Programme 6: The Great Debate – How Can We Make Way for the King?
In Part 1 of our last programme in the ‘Make Way for the King’ series we explore how do we make way for the salmon, how do we ensure that they return to our rivers. We kick off with Professor Ken Whelan, salmon expert who outlines the importance of hab …
