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 23, 2014 | General
Rather than wait for our malfunctioning back pack to be returned from Germany where it is with the manufacturer for repair, Helen and I set off lugging bankside equipment on one of the hottest days of the year. We tried to pick accessible sites so that we...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 23, 2014 | Events, General, Invasives
As a follow on from the Carrick Invasives project we will still be controlling Himalayan Balsam and Japanese Knotweed under the CIRB project for 2014. I will be holding two meetings in the coming weeks to meet with the volunteers that were trained under the Carrick...
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 16, 2014 | General
Here’s an interesting video from CNN about the declining size of Scottish salmon. Interesting points raised here and some that arose at the Girvan DSFB meeting this evening....
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...