Category: Conservation
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Catrine update
ART posted a blog giving updates of progress at Catrine. Follow this link to see what’s new http://www.ayrshireriverstrust.org/blog/2014/07/24/catrine-update-3/
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Electrofishing Survey
Ayrshire Rivers Trust staff were out on the river today undertaking their annual timed electro fishing surveys. This year, bailiffs assisted and I’m sure they found the day very informative. The survey is repeated annually at the same locations across the catchment. ART indicated that results so far have been very poor and down on…
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Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003
Whilst on the water meeting anglers or attending club meetings I am regularly asked questions regarding the legislation surrounding angling in Scotland. I thought it would be useful to put a link on here to the Scottish government site where the legislation can be read at your leisure. Be warned it can be heavy reading.…
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Scales from the big fish
After looking at the scales removed from the big fish and receiving confirmation from another couple of biologist, I can reveal that the fish has just entered into it’s 6th year of life. It spent two years in the river, one as a fry and the next as a parr before smolting and heading to sea in…
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Catrine’s big salmon
Of course after guestimating as to the weight of the big salmon we captured at Catrine yesterday, we now have checked the weight against an online calculator. I knew it wouldn’t be long until someone questioned the weight I suggested as the photo I posted earlier wasn’t the best. In the rush to deal with…
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Anderson’s Pool Catrine
After rescuing fish from the middle pool yesterday, we were back this morning to remove any fish in Anderson’s Pool to enable the contractors to complete the concrete works as quickly as possible. Rob, Covanburn’s site agent called us once he had pumped the pool to a low level and we jumped into action. By…
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Fish rescue at Catrine Dam
One concern we had at Catrine was the lack of plans to rescue fish from the depleted work area. The requirement for this became obvious to most very quickly and this morning I approached the Contractors and Catrine Community Trust on the matter. After brief discussions, Covanburn’s site agent agreed to allow us to rescue…