by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 24, 2014 | Electrofishing, General
Following our visit yesterday where we discovered a slurry pollution situation at a farm in the Barlewan catchment, I am pleased to report that the landowners have taken our concerns on board and cleaned up the affected area. I am grateful to them for their prompt...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 22, 2014 | Electrofishing, General
The remainder of the Ayr timed sites were completed yesterday and results were more encouraging than those found on the lower river. I’m relieved to say that on the whole of the upper sites performed reasonably in complete contrast to sites on the lower river....
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 18, 2014 | Electrofishing
We started our time electrofishing surveys today and intend to continue on all the rivers next week, weather permitting. The River Ayr results have been disappointing for several years and 2014 results don’t look very encouraging so far, either. We start at the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 17, 2014 | Electrofishing
We were contracted to look at two of the less well known rivers across Ayrshire, the Noddsdale and the Gogo. Plans to develop a hydro scheme on the Gogo required that some assessment of the fish population was undertaken. Last year we spent some time at both rivers...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 16, 2014 | Electrofishing, General
As a result of the pollution incident on the Fenwick Water on Monday, we decided that it was appropriate to do some assessment of the impact. Helen and I armed with the electrofishing equipment headed to Townhead, just a short distance downstream of the area affected...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 26, 2014 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
This time we had a weeks notice of a requirement for a fish rescue. Things are much easier to plan and deliver when adequate notice is given and the team arrived at Catrine yesterday morning at 8.30am ready to remove whatever fish they could from below...