by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 19, 2013 | Conservation, General
After picking Emma up this afternoon from a sweltering day surveying for invasive weeds, I popped over to Irvine to have a look at work on the weir not far upstream from the estuary. The council have opened the gates on the weir to lower the water level behind the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 12, 2013 | Conservation, General
Last night I received a call from the bailiffs informing me that they had just recovered a net stashed in undergrowth on the bank near Craigie Pool on the lower River Ayr. Bailiffs are active both day and night at present patrolling the length of the River Ayr. They...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 9, 2013 | Conservation, Electrofishing, fishing
Scorching hot weather only means one thing… we are out of the office! I took Helen to the Fenwick Water today to assess the impact of the pollution incident a couple of months ago. We fished two sites, one upstream of the pollution source and the other at the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 3, 2013 | Conservation, General
The River Ayr Bailiffs just sent me photos of 2 large eels that have been hung from branches at Muirkirk on the upper river. Fishing for and killing eels is illegal and anyone caught doing so may be prosecuted. Eels caught accidentally must be carefully unhooked and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 24, 2013 | Conservation, General, Invasives
On Saturday, Helen and I attended the Glasgow Natural History Society’s annual conference at Glasgow University, entitled Natives, Aliens and Reintroductions: how does ecology inform wildlife conservation in Scotland? We had been asked to provide an informative...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 3, 2013 | Conservation, General
THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND THE EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT We have agreed to assist The Princes Foundation and East Ayrshire Council with a clean-up and litter pick on the...