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Cloyntie Burn in the Girvan catchment

On August 28, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
Another burn and another culvert that causes problems; the Cloyntie Burn in the Girvan catchment is a tributary of the Burnton Burn, a tributary of the Lady Burn joining the Girvan upstream of Kilkerran. We survey this burn periodically and have found salmon upstream of the Barndonna Bridge culvert on one previous occasion but in [...]
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Farmed Salmon reporting form

On August 26, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
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Here is the reporting form that should be completed and returned along with scale samples, photos, location etc for anyone catching an escaped farmed salmon in any Forth of Clyde connected river. It is important that the details within the forms are completed and guidance followed as this should help FMS, DSFBs, Trusts, MSS, FHI [...]
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Carradale Fish Farm Incident

On August 26, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
Here is a link to Fishery Management Scotland’s web site where they provide the latest updates on the massive escape of farmed salmon into theFirth of Clyde. ART staff are working closely with FMS and DSFBs and other Trust to minimise the impacts of this environmental disaster. More information will follow as the situation becomes [...]
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Pollution incident kills fish

On August 16, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
I don’t want to say too much here as we await SEPA’s response to a pollution incident that occurred in the Girvan catchment yesterday but what I can reveal is that a large number of trout and juvenile salmon have been killed in a tributary. The source of the pollution was traced by ourselves to [...]
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Where we focus our efforts to bring results

On August 15, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
It is easy to consider the main rivers as all important, particularly in terms of angling and this is largely true however, the tributaries that feed all Ayrshire rivers are incredibly important in terms of juvenile production for both trout and salmon and it is in these burns that real progress can be made that [...]
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The Muck Water, Dalmellington

On July 22, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
We ended the day on the lower Muck Water at Dalmellington where we placed boulders in the site a few years ago to try and improve the habitat for salmon and trout. Placing boulders is not something we recommend due to SEPA CAR regulations however when done carefully, it appears to be having the desired [...]
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Another Fish Rescue but this time the Powgree Burn in the Garnock catchment

On July 21, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
Last week we performed a sizeable fish rescue on the Powgree Burn at Glengarnock. Story Scotland were about to replace a low rail bridge with a large culvert and the site required dewatering. Struan and I turned up as the dam builders were putting the last touches to their framework. The water was to be [...]
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Turnberry Fish Rescue

On July 21, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
The Milton Burn at Turnberry was the focus of our fish rescue yesterday. Reputedly a sea trout burn, we had little data from this burn in the lower reaches so it was an interesting experience regardless of a rather poor result. W & A Gilbert contractors working for Scotland Transerve requested we perform a fish rescue ahead [...]
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Timed Electrofishing 2020

On July 20, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
The third week in July is the week we always commence timed electrofishing surveys across the 4 District Salmon Fishery Board controlled rivers. We do this as part of the work we deliver for the DSFBs annually and it’s a rapid assessment of spawning success as it is designed to be a fry survey. We [...]
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Assessing stocking success on the Stottencleugh Burn

On July 18, 2020 By Stuart Brabbs
Over winter, we reared brown trout in a micro hatchery at Glenbuck near the source of the River Ayr. This project was designed to overcome the water quality and habitat issues that affect the lower reaches of the burn where trout from the loch spawn unsuccessfully each winter. As part of any stocking effort, it [...]
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