by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 18, 2020 | Conservation, General
Good news is that the work required at Catrine to improve smolt passage is underway. ART supported by the DSFB pressed SEPA and Catrine Community Renewables to make improvements at Catrine Dam since the scheme was commissioned as the original bywash appeared to be...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 16, 2020 | Conservation, General
We await the submitted catch returns for 2019 from the District Salmon Fishery Boards to arrive. Once we have them, we will compile the data and produce updated charts. I’ve included the charts for each DSFB controlled river showing catch returns and 5 year rod...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 15, 2020 | Conservation
Salmon Conservation Measures for 2020 were laid before Scottish ministers and approved on the 17th December 2019. Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 come into force on 1 April 2020. (No salmon may be killed on any Scottish river before 1st...
by Struan Candlish | Jan 15, 2020 | Conservation, Events, fishing, General
It’s a very windy day out there but we made a trip to the Dusk and Lugton Waters this morning looking for potential green engineering sites. The Garnock Connections Landscape Partnership Scheme is a suite of 25 projects restoring a network of wildlife habitats...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 8, 2020 | Conservation
ART were at the Scottish Parliament today to take part in round table discussions that were aimed at making ‘Salmon Conservation a National Priority’. It was a very positive and well attended meeting with Scottish Government Ministers, MSP’s, The...
by Muir Glendinning | Nov 28, 2019 | Conservation
A huge thanks to two of our supporters, Gilbert Browne from Girvan and Fiona Sinclair from Dunure who have over the years donated trees and shrubs to the Trust for our conservation work on our rivers. Fiona expertly removes native trees and shrubs which have...