Blog & Trust News
River Dee Fundraising Auction – a week to go
The River Dee Trust’s fundraising auction is now only a week away. There are some fantastic lots and all the money raised from them will go to practical restoration works on the Dee. Sealed bids can be placed for the … Continue reading
Deveron Festival 2012 – 29 April -2 May
The Deveron, Bogie and Isla Rivers Charitable Trust will be holding the second Deveron Fishing Festival in April/May with anglers invited to visit and fish on Deveronside, along side some of their favourite trade manufacturers, who will be hosting a … Continue reading
FASMOP reports – first four published
The first 4 reports have now been published as part of the FASMOP project – Focusing Atlantic Salmon management on Populations. These reports describes how genetic information from juvenile Atlantic salmon samples across a range of river systems have been analysed … Continue reading
1st International Conference on Integrative Salmonid Biology, Oslo, June 17 – 20, 2012
The 1st International Conference on Integrative Salmonid Biology (ICISB) has been organised on 17-20 June in Oslo. ICISB is intended to provide a forum to discuss recent developments and future plans for salmonid biology and genomics. Click on the image … Continue reading
ASFB & RAFTS February Newsletter
ASFB & RAFTS have published their February newsletter – to view/download, please click on the image below:
Two new biosecurity plans for consultation – Findhorn, Nairn & Lossie and Skye
Fishery Trust biosecurity plans present local actions for the selected Invasive Non Native Species that implement the key elements of the two key UK and Scottish Government policies and strategies relevant to non native species. Two new plans have been issued for public … Continue reading
Scottish Mink Initiative News
Scottish Mink Initiative Scottish Mink Initiative (SMI) is part of the Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland Biosecurity and Invasive Non Native Species Programme. The Initiative aims to protect native wildlife such as water voles, ground nesting birds and economically … Continue reading
Fish with Gareth Edwards
This year’s Atlantic Salmon Trust Fishing and Country Sports Auction has many delectable lots www.atlanticsalmontrust.org/auction/ One of the most attractive must be the opportunity to fish with Gareth Edwards at Murthly on the River Tay on 10th & 11th August. … Continue reading
NI – mussels preservation project granted 30K lottery funding
The freshwater pearl mussel has been found in Ireland since the last Ice Age. A County Antrim conservation scheme trying to save one of Ireland’s oldest species has been granted over £30,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Ballinderry Fish Hatchery … Continue reading
Plan to save Vendace – UK’s rarest fish
Scotland on Sunday 5 February A NEW plan to save Britain’s rarest fish has been hatched by transplanting around 70,000 eggs into a remote Scottish loch. Vendace, a small freshwater fish that has been an inhabitant of deep lochs and lakes … Continue reading
