by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 28, 2020 | Conservation, Events
This morning we headed to the Girvan catchment to see how our green engineering at Kilkerran was holding up. We installed several different techniques at Kilkerran to stabilise two massive erosion points that each stretched over 100m. At the time some suggested that...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 28, 2020 | Conservation, General
Another burn and another culvert that causes problems; the Cloyntie Burn in the Girvan catchment is a tributary of the Burnton Burn, a tributary of the Lady Burn joining the Girvan upstream of Kilkerran. We survey this burn periodically and have found salmon upstream...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 26, 2020 | Conservation
Here is the reporting form that should be completed and returned along with scale samples, photos, location etc for anyone catching an escaped farmed salmon in any Forth of Clyde connected river. It is important that the details within the forms are completed and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 26, 2020 | Conservation, General
Here is a link to Fishery Management Scotland’s web site where they provide the latest updates on the massive escape of farmed salmon into theFirth of Clyde. ART staff are working closely with FMS and DSFBs and other Trust to minimise the impacts of this...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 15, 2020 | Conservation, General
It is easy to consider the main rivers as all important, particularly in terms of angling and this is largely true however, the tributaries that feed all Ayrshire rivers are incredibly important in terms of juvenile production for both trout and salmon and it is in...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 22, 2020 | Conservation, Electrofishing
We ended the day on the lower Muck Water at Dalmellington where we placed boulders in the site a few years ago to try and improve the habitat for salmon and trout. Placing boulders is not something we recommend due to SEPA CAR regulations however when done carefully,...