by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 26, 2017 | Conservation, General
Smolt trapping to assess the effectiveness of migration at the Catrine Dam Hydro system well underway, so far there not been many fish in the trap. This new and until recently untested trap is not a conventional design and getting smolts into the trap has been easier...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 20, 2017 | Conservation, General
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...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 9, 2017 | Conservation
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...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 9, 2017 | Conservation, General
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...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 8, 2017 | Conservation, Electrofishing
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...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 4, 2017 | Conservation, General
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...