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The Last Salmon: a show to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis.Hosted by renowned actor, Jim Murray MBE, The Last Salmon, highlights the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species and finds inspiration from the people fighting to save the salmon.
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Into the Kola: The Wildest Days of Salmon Fishing (opens the original)
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After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia’s Kola Peninsula became one of the most extraordinary salmon fishing destinations on earth. Julian Pullan, author of Right Place, Right Time: The Pursuit and Protection of Salmon , joins Jim Murray to look back on an era when pioneering anglers travelled into some of the most remote rivers in the world in search of wild Atlantic salmon. Julian made 19 trips to the Kola Peninsula and recalls the excitement of those early years: vast, largely unexplored r
'The Salmon’s Fight Starts at Sea' – Hugo Tagholm on Protecting Our Oceans (opens the original)
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Can saving the wild Atlantic salmon begin at sea? Hugo Tagholm, former CEO of Surfers Against Sewage and now Executive Director of Oceana UK, joins Jim to explore the growing pressures facing our oceans — and what they mean for the future of wild salmon. Hugo discusses the environmental impact of open-net salmon farming, the scale of industrial fishing, the continued use of bottom trawling inside supposedly protected marine areas, and why healthier seas are essential if wild salmon populations a
One Salmon Is Now a Privilege | Andrew Flitcroft on the Future of Salmon Fishing (opens the original)
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For more than 30 years, Andrew Flitcroft, former Editor of Trout & Salmon, and now Editor of The Take, Loop Tackle's new digital magazine, has watched salmon fishing shift from an era when success was measured by how many fish you caught — and killed — to one where catching a single wild Atlantic salmon can feel like a privilege. In this episode of The Last Salmon, Andrew joins Jim Murray to reflect on the transformation in the sport, asking, if salmon numbers are under such pressure, should we
Can Formula 1 thinking help save the wild salmon? (opens the original)
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Ross Brawn has spent a lifetime solving some of the world's toughest engineering challenges. As the Formula 1 mastermind behind championship-winning teams at Benetton, Ferrari, Brawn GP and Mercedes, he knows that success isn't built on guesswork—it's built on preparation, innovation and data. In this episode of The Last Salmon , Ross joins Jim Murray beside his beloved River Itchen to explore an unexpected question: Can the mindset that transformed Formula 1 help save the Atlantic salmon? Ross
Eeland Stribling - The Activist Angler Comedian (opens the original)
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Stand-up comedian, wildlife biologist and fly angler Eeland Stribling explains why making people laugh isn't a distraction from conservation - it's one of its most powerful tools. Humour, he says, lowers people's defences, opens the door to difficult conversations, and helps audiences hear ideas they might otherwise ignore. As Eeland puts it: "If you can make people laugh, people are more engaged to listen." From planning comedy tours around tarpon migrations to teaching fly casting in the middl
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