There was a time when the streets of Edinburgh echoed with cries from fishwives of “caller ou” (“fresh oysters”), and […]
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12th August 2022 – Water abstraction licences suspended to protect the sustainability of local environments
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is suspending water abstractions for most licence holders in mid and north Fife as […]
Read More10th August 2022: River Tweed fish stock concerns grow amid low water levels
The River Tweed Commission (RTC) has warned current water scarcity plans are inadequate to protect its fish stocks. It is […]
Read More5th August 2022 – Why is a wet country like Scotland facing water scarcity?
Scotland’s weather has a reputation for being wet, damp, drookit. While the south of England faces a summer hosepipe ban, […]
Read More4th August 2022 – Silver Darlings: Joint project to identify Scotland’s west coast herring spawning grounds
They are known as one of Britain’s ‘lost foods’ after massive over-fishing saw herring numbers plummet, leaving thousands jobless and […]
Read More3rd August 2022 – ‘Medicines are making our rivers sick’: Pharmaceutical pollution likely linked to decline of freshwater life, warns report
High levels of painkillers, anti-inflammatories and antidepressants in UK waterways are likely to be contributing to the decline of freshwater […]
Read More3rd August 2022 – The promise and danger of Scotland’s bog
As I watch the predator, its flaming orange-red tendril outstretched, it makes a catch. Its prey writhes, working itself deeper […]
Read More3rd August 2022 – Scottish Water drains Galashiels reservoir for SEPA project
A MULTI-MILLION pound investment in Galashiels’ water supply will help boost the salmon and trout figures in the Borders, it’s […]
Read More27th July 2022 – MARYCULTER HOUSE DONATES £9,000 TO RIVER DEE TRUST
THE River Dee Trust has received a £9,000 donation from Maryculter House. The hotel has added a discretionary £1 charge […]
Read More27th July 2022 – Funding for Dee to save salmon and reduce flooding impacts
River Dee managers and conservation groups have welcomed funding for a major project to boost threatened salmon stocks in the […]
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