Eel Passage Video

Here is a link to a video that highlights the issues with eel passage. There is no dispute that eels can migrate over vertical structures such as Catrine Weir. But what about those that can’t make it, or that are predated, the huge amount of energy required to...

ART Deliver Drone Training

Monday saw us in Pitlochry delivering a drone workshop to fellow Scottish Fisheries Coordination Centre (SFCC) members. The aim of the course was to familiarise the attendees with drone flight and best practice guidance allowing safe, legal use of drones.   Drones are...

Drone training with Galloway Fisheries Trust

On Friday Galloway Fisheries Trust (GFT) brought the wet and windy weather to Ayrshire (they didn’t take it back either)! GFT recently bought a drone but with little experience they were keen to get some training and gain confidence with their craft. Having recently...

The finishing touches.

We stopped in at Sevenacres Weir this afternoon to install coir matting to protect the toe of a soil slope. With good light and low water levels we were able to take some photos that illustrate just how the brash bundles we installed on the left bank are working. This...