by Struan Candlish | Oct 8, 2018 | Conservation, General
Last week we were pleased to be joined by a work experience student from Marr Secondary School named Calum Beaton. With the pressure on to finish up our electrofishing for the season Calum was able to see first hand what is involved in our survey work. Willing and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 6, 2018 | Conservation, General
After battling with fluctuating water levels for the last few weeks, contractors managed to make progress at the site this week installing 2 temporary inflatable dams and an sand bag barrier at the upper end of the site. This was achieved by cutting 2 holes in the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 2, 2018 | Conservation, General
Rain stops play is all too familiar a saying but we in Scotland are used to the weather and while it may be inconvenient, even soul destroying at times, we have to persevere as there’s nothing else for it. Work continues unless it absolutely neccesary to stop....
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 1, 2018 | Conservation, General
Approximately 14 years ago, my predecessor, Brian Shaw commenced the process of increasing awareness of the barrier that was Sevenacres Weir. This dam once had a fish pass on the left bank but that had collapsed many years ago leaving little prospect of salmon and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 12, 2018 | Conservation, General
Having just watched the appalling but sanitised exposé of mass mortalities of farmed salmon on a Scottish fish farm featured on the One Show yesterday, I noted that despite the programmes coverage of these disturbing circumstances, the BBC presenters quickly skimmed...
by Struan Candlish | Sep 11, 2018 | General
To all the Trusts across Scotland, Sean Dugan who is employed by Fisheries Management Scotland and manages the Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre is well known for the tremendous work he does. Sean is currently in Greenland as part of the sampling team who are...