We are delighted to announce that the Lake District Arctic Charr Recovery and Management project has been awarded Natural England Species Recovery Programme funding to support vital research to help save Arctic charr populations in England from extinction.

We are pleased to share, as a matter of urgency, a statement of support for a swift and adequate update of the EU water pollution standards under the Environmental Quality Standards Directive, also amending the Water Framework Directive and the Groundwater Directive. The statement has been signed by 465 scientists around the world, concerned about freshwaters health, and supporting a call for immediate action for freshwater ecosystems.

Today, we are delighted to share in full the State of Windermere in 2024 report and the Windermere Integrated Science Plan (WISP), authored by Dr. Lynsey R. Harper, funded by the Environment Agency and produced by the Freshwater Biological Association.

We are delighted to announce that our first official in-person ECMN event will be on 26 June at Nottingham Trent University. Taking place the day after our Annual Scientific Meeting, this is an opportunity for early career researchers and practitioners to attend both gatherings, to enable networking and establish mentoring partnerships that offer members of the ECMN career support.

We are delighted to share the agenda for the FBA Annual Scientific Meeting at Nottingham Trent University on Wednesday 25 June 2025. This conference-style event will be a showcase for an array of speakers from a diversity of backgrounds in freshwater science including early career researchers and senior academics.

Calling all scientists, researchers and academics. Following the EEA’s recent ‘Europe's state of water 2024' report, European institutions are now in the process of updating the priority pollutants to be regulated under EU water law and we invite you to sign this statement in support of maintained ambition in the upcoming negotiations between the EU institutions on the final text.

We are excited to announce the restoration of the FBA Annual Scientific Meeting. This conference-style event will showcase the research and practice of FBA members including staff, early career scientists and fellows. It will be in person only at Nottingham Trent University on Wednesday 25 June 2025.

The past 12 months has seen an inspiring evolution in the Riverfly Partnership, with growth in their full-time team and a transition over to an upgraded database with extended capacity to provide more refined recording and analysis.

The Limnological Society in Türkiye and the European Federation for Freshwater Sciences are pleased to announce that the 14th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS14) will be held in Bolu, Türkiye, 21-25 July, 2025.

Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. Plummeting to a depth of around 64 metres, its waters support one of the few Arctic charr populations in England. To drive decision making and conservation actions for Windermere’s Arctic charr there is an urgent need to review the state of knowledge and develop new monitoring and assessment protocols for the lake.

Simon Johnson, FBA’s Executive Director, reports on FBA’s first Pond Restoration and Science course.

On behalf of the European Federation of Freshwater Sciences we have the great pleasure to announce the proposal call for the 5th Fresh Project.

The Freshwater Biological Association and Lancaster University are delighted to share the results of the February 2024 Big Windermere Survey.

The Freshwater Biological Association welcomes Taylor Butler-Eldridge, PhD Researcher from the University of Exeter (Human Geography) to the team on a part-time funded placement.