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Catch Data
The catch data from the 4 DSFB controlled rivers has been submitted for publication in the FMS annual review now. We can't complete this for the Irvine and Garnock as we don't receive all the catch returns which is unfortunate. These totals are based on Salmon...
Scale Reading Analysis of Rod Caught Farmed Salmon in 2020
The scale reading analysis report of the escaped farmed salmon from Carradale in 2020 reported captured by anglers is now available. ART undertook the scale reading analysis of samples provided by anglers. Our findings were largely corroborated by Marine Science...
Summer 2020 Video Log
With Covid restrictions we're all suffering from a bit of cabin fever! We've produced a short film detailing some of our work from last summer. In 2021 we aim to produce regular short films of our work and the project that we are involved in. Please let us know if...
Merry Christmas
Girvan and Stinchar salmon spawning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ErR00tCig A short film about salmon spawning on the Girvan and Stinchar, south-west Scotland, Ayrshire. With water levels and temperatures both falling, the salmon wasted no time in getting on with the job of spawning. Enjoy!
ART on Countryfile.
On Sunday evening BBC's Countryfile aired a report on the challenges facing the Scottish salmon industry. In the last completed production cycle there was a 26% mortality rate of farmed salmon and in August alone 48,834 farmed fish escaped into the natural environment...
ART move to a new rural office location
It's been a hectic few weeks for the staff at ART as we've been heavily involved in scale sampling, electrofishing, crayfish monitoring and worst of all, moving office at a really inconvenient time of the year. This was forced on us by new owners at Auchincruive who...
More guidance to identify Farmed salmon
Fishery Management Scotland has just published a new guide to show how to identify farmed salmon. 200908-Aqua-Guidance-for-Anglers Our own video can can be viewed by following this link o the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwKwPv1yGBM&t=94s
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
