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RAFTS regional meeting at the Tweed Foundation
Gillian and I set off early to the Tweed Foundation's offices at Melrose this morning. We were attending the RAFTS regional meeting at which we discussed many issues including future projects, project funding current work and last but not least, RAFTS response to...
Fish Health Inspectorate – verdict on fishery
Following our blog post of the 19th May that highlighted a disease outbreak at a local fishery, I am pleased to report that the Fish Health Inspectorate has this week given them the green light to reopen and restock. This popular wee fishery has been sorely missed by...
Electrofishing Team Leader Training
Helen and Gordon are on their way to Inverness tonight for electrofishing team leader training. CPD is important for the staff as it keeps us up to date with the latest developments and requirements within our profession and SFCC organised training courses such as...
Mill Dam, Darvel
After years in the pipeline and disappointment after disappointment, we have decided once again to attempt to ease fish passage at Mill Dam Darvel. Today Helen and I met with Martin from a Syphon Fish Pass consultancy to look at the possibility of using new technology...
Quadcopter survey tool
We bought a quadcopter flying machine through CIRB last year with the intention of using it to survey for invasive weeds in difficult to access areas . Of course it was also destined to be used for other things such as aerial assessment of erosion and morphological...
Video clip of spate at Catrine dam.
Here is the link to a short video shot at Catrine dam this morning. Good to see the river flowing again but unfortunately this will delay progress and ultimately completion of the work at Anderson's by around a week. Whilst at the dam, we saw three salmon turn...
River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board AGM
Please find below details of the River Ayr DSFB AGM as advertised in the local press. River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Notice of the Annual General Meeting and Annual Public Meeting of the River Ayr District...
Spate on the Ayr – Fish moving through Catrine
I thought I'd give a quick update of the situation at Catrine now that there is a spate underway. There are salmon moving freely through the dam and ladder and we watched as several showed in the pool upstream. More were seen in the site itself. This is a relief that...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
