Severe Pollution incident on the River Ayr
By now, there are pictures circulating on social media re a serious pollution incident on the River Ayr at Catrine. We are aware and were in attendance within 15 minutes of hearing of problems. We can’t state any more than the Board have been kept informed...Mill Glen Reservoir Fish removal
We were contracted by Scottish Water to remove as many fish as possible from Mill Glen Reservoir near Ardrossan as it was due for decommissioning. Obviously such works first require a license from MSS and also some preparatory investigation to establish which species...Nethermills Hydro Scheme on the Ayr
A temporary fish pass has been approved by SEPA and built by the contractor’s working at Nethermills. Over the weekend, after receiving SEPA’s consent, Bailey’s team constructed the timber fish pass in Bolton and brought it with them on Monday when...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...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...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
