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Smolt Trapping
Another busy day today with 2 smolt traps in action at present. That's quite a commitment from a small organisation such as ART as the two traps are approximately 30 miles apart and each requires a daily visit from the team. The Loch Doon trap isn't likely to produce...
River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Meeting
The next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Meeting will take place on the 2nd May 2017 at Ayrshire Rivers Trust's office at 7.00pm. This meeting is open to the public.
Lugar Erosion
I would like to see progress being made in this location as over the years I've been with the Trust I've seen thousands of tonnes off soil disappear down the Lugar water from this site. Most of this erosion could have been prevented but historic straightening in the...
Girvan Volunteers Required
Ahead of this years smolt run we are looking to hold a volunteer morning or afternoon to remove a timber blockage on the Dyrock Burn (a tributary of the River Girvan) downstream of the sewage treatment works near Kirkmichael. Our concern is that this blockage is...
Loch Doon smolt monitoring
As part of the work we are doing at Loch Doon to assess the migration of salmon through the loch and fish pass, we were there again this week setting a fyke net trap and performing some electrofishing to secure a representative sample of what's there. This research...
Fencing and improvements on Culroy Burn
The Doon DSFB asked the Trust to arrange for fencing to be erected where it was most needed throughout the catchment and for the last 2 years we been working to arrange this. The board agreed to fund up to 40% of the cost of the fencing making it perhaps the most...
Next Doon DSFB Meetings
The Clerk to the Doon DSFB asked we post notice of the next meetings. Date of Meetings: Friday 28th April, 2017 Venue: Fraser Coogans Solicitors, Dalblair House, 46 Dalblair Road, Ayr KA8 1UQ Times: Board Meeting – 3.30pm Triennial Meeting – 4.30pm AGM and Public...
Volunteers needed! Timber blockage removal on the Dyrock Burn (Girvan Catchment).
Ahead of this years smolt run we are looking to hold a volunteer morning or afternoon to remove a timber blockage on the Dyrock Burn (a tributary of the River Girvan) downstream of the sewage treatment works near Kirkmichael. Our concern is that this blockage is...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
