Editing River Frome, Dorset (section)

==Ecology==
The Frome has suffered a dramatic decline in the run of [[salmon]] in recent years. In 1988 over 4000 fish ran the river; by 2004 the run had fallen to 750 fish, and in 2023 to an estimated 443.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvd6yejzpgo |title=River's salmon numbers at record low |publisher=BBC News |date=9 October 2024 }}</ref> The [[Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust]] is carrying out research at its Salmon & Trout Research Centre at [[East Stoke, Dorset|East Stoke]] into the decline of [[Atlantic Salmon]] to understand the causes and how to reverse the decline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gwct.org.uk/fishing/research/salmon/atlantic-salmon-research-on-the-river-frome/ |title=Atlantic salmon research on the River Frome |publisher=Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust |access-date=12 February 2025 }}</ref>