A new river director has been appointed to the Ness District Salmon Fishery Board’s 2000 sq miles network of rivers and lochs.
With the area’s associated environmental stresses, Brian Shaw, latterly senior biologist to the Spey Salmon Fishery Board, said: “There will be challenges but I’m ready for them.
“It’s a hugely challenging time for the wild salmon sector, but it is an opportunity to engage with other stakeholders in the Ness system in working to deliver some of the solutions.”
Neil Cameron, the Ness Salmon Fishery Board’s new chairman, said: “Brian brings a fresh view as well as considerable insight and expertise to the Ness. We’re delighted to have recruited him and his track record suggests he can play a vital role as we all work together to face up to the local effects of a global salmon crisis.”
Mr Shaw succeeds Chris Conroy who moved to another job.
Born in Grantown, where his father was gamekeeper at Lochindorb, Mr Shaw gained a biology degree at Stirling University.