Culroy Weir erosion

The weir behind Minnishant on the Culroy Burn isn’t a complete barrier to migration but I’ve no doubt that it stopped some fish from progressing upstream and it was on our list for some improvements in the next year or two. At well over 1m high and 10m...

PIT tagging salmon

As part of the management project focusing on identifying migration and survival issues in the Doon catchment above Loch Doon dam, we were there this afternoon to capture salmon parr and pre smolts then insert Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT Tags). We would...

Weir Undermined

The historic weirs of Ayrshire, and by that I mean relics of a past age of no particular interest to anyone and serving no useful purpose in the 21st Century, are slowly succumbing to the ravages of time and lack of maintenance. Another obstacle to fish passage has...