The Last Salmon

We take a brief departure from all things Atlantic salmon to focus on their second home - the ocean. Charles Clover is one of the pre-eminent environmental journalists of our time, author of the eye-opening and best-selling, ‘The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat’ and most recently, ‘Rewilding the Sea: How to Save our Oceans’. He is also co-founder of The Blue Marine Foundation, one of the leading global, marine conservation NGOs and he joins us to

Scotland.  It’s the traditional heart and home of fly fishing for salmon.  The Spey, Dee, Tay and Tweed are rivers synonymous the world over when it comes to salmon fishing. But, long gone are the days when salmon catches were guaranteed and getting onto certain beats were next to impossible.  In the midst of the Atlantic salmon crisis, Daire and Jim speak to Robert Mitchell and Colin Bull, two Scotsmen immersed in salmon throughout their lives. Robert Mitchell, has been a salmon fishing

Alexandra Morton is a warrior and a shining light who has fought and won her battle against fish farms.  She has committed her life to saving the wild salmon in her local area of Broughton Archipelago on Canada’s pristine British Columbia coastline.   She joins Jim and Daire on the latest episode of The Last Salmon to talk about her life of activism, why everyone needs to join in the fight to save the salmon and how success like hers can be achieved. #thelastsalmon

Paul Whitehouse, the comedic legend, and John Bailey, the wizard behind the scenes of Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing, join us on The Last Salmon podcast.With their outspoken views about scientists and what actually should be done to help their beloved fish, Paul and John bring a lifetime of fishing experience – as well as their wit and humour - to this week’s episode, including the welcome return of Rowley Birkin (KC) to the conversation. #thelastsalmon #FighttosavetheWildSalmon For

On this, the first episode of Season 1 of The Last Salmon podcast, hosts, Jim Murray and Daire Whelan, find out how the massive escape of farmed salmon in Iceland’s waters in the autumn of 2023, led to massive public protests at the damage being done to the wild salmon and their country’s pristine, natural waters. Actor, angler and passionate conservationist, Jasper Pääkkönen, and Iceland’s Programme Director of The North Atlantic Salmon Fund, Elvar Fridriksson, join Jim and Daire to

The Last Salmon: a new podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis.Hosted by renowned actor, Jim Murray, and award-winning producer, Daire Whelan, The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild Atlantic salmon.Featuring a cast of experts, activists, scientists and anglers including:- Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia- Jasper Pääkkönen, actor & activist- Elvar Friðriksson, Iceland Programme