by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 25, 2024 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
Continuing with our Brockloch Burn updates within the Doon catchment, it is now mid summer and the best of the growing season is past. Barley and oats are ripening but perhaps a week or two behind normal due to our poor summer weather and temperatures, however, and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 23, 2024 | Electrofishing
Each year perform our timed electrofishing surveys during the same weeks each season. Timed surveys enable us to rapidly assess spawning success and survival from the previous winter’s salmon spawning activity. These are salmon fry surveys and while we catch...
by Struan Candlish | Sep 12, 2023 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
We completed our last NEPS (National Electrofishing Programme for Scotland) site on Friday afternoon last week. The Programme has us survey 30 sites randomly generated to prevent operative selection bias. These surveys are always interesting due to the random nature...
by Struan Candlish | Jan 30, 2023 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
Applications for this scheme are due to close on the 20th February, so don’t delay in submitting your application! If you are a recent graduate and are looking to gain experience working with rivers then we are offering a 6 month paid placement between April and...
by Struan Candlish | Jan 18, 2023 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General, Invasives
If you are a recent graduate and are looking to gain work experience working with rivers then we are offering a 6 month paid placement between April and September. Through the placement we are offering the opportunity to gain experience of fisheries management which...
by Struan Candlish | Feb 2, 2022 | Conservation, Electrofishing, Events, fishing, General, Invasives
Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART), have secured funding for a 12-week paid trainee placement under the NatureScot’s Working with Rivers Programme. The trainee will receive practical on the job skills development, facilitated by both qualified Trust staff and external...