Hi-tech acoustic monitoring devices are being deployed in a remote sea loch in the Highlands in an effort to reveal…
Read More£1,200 fine for toxic spill that wiped out fish
A businessman has admitted being responsible for a chemical spill which suffocated salmon stocks in a conservation area and left…
Read MoreRainbow trout can now be called salmon in China
If you think there’s something fishy about the salmon you’re eating, that could be because it’s not salmon. New rules…
Read MoreThe Laxford Sea Trout Tracking Project
The Project Using acoustic tracking, this project aims to answer the fundamental question about sea trout’s movements. Like the eel…
Read MoreOngoing dry weather and fish
Fisheries Management Scotland remain concerned about the current stress fish stocks are under, due to the combination of prolonged dry…
Read MoreConservation deal halts commercial salmon fishing in Greenland for 12 years
A deal has been reached that will halt commercial salmon fishing in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for the next…
Read MorePrivacy Statement
Fisheries Management Scotland have produced a Privacy Statement and Data Handling Policy as part of our process in complying with…
Read MoreThe River Dee Appoint New River Director
Dr Lorraine Hawkins has been appointed to succeed Mark Bilsby as the River Director for the two organisations that manage…
Read MoreCounting on a bright future for Tweed salmon
THE fragile future of salmon on the Tweed has been boosted with the latest monitoring technology reintroduced on the Ettrick….
Read MoreSalmon and Sea Trout Fishery Statistics 2017 Season
The Scottish Government today published the official salmon and sea trout fishery statistics for the 2017 season. The total reported…
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