Each spring a fyke net is secured over the inflow to Torhouse Trout Farm which catches any smolts entering from […]
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Sparling Goes To School
This year’s Saving the Sparling Project Intern has been continuing with the Sparling Goes to School Project by visiting local […]
Read MoreSticklebacks returned to Buittle Reservoir
3-spined sticklebacks have been introduced to Buittle Reservoir following the eradication of signal crayfish using poison Source: Galloway Fisheries Trust […]
Read MoreWater of Fleet electrofishing results 2016-2018
GFT undertake electrofishing surveys on Galloway’s river catchments each year. This is a summary of a report on the health […]
Read MoreImpacts of acidification on Brown trout populations in Southwest Scotland
A paper just published in the leading peer-reviewed Journal of Fish Biology looks at the current numbers and genetic diversity […]
Read MoreSaving the Sparling update by Courtney Rowland
Courtney is GFT’s second Saving the Sparling intern. She has been working towards the arrival of Sparling since she began […]
Read MoreCelebrating World Ocean Day
To celebrate our river and oceans the GFT team joined other conservation organisations for a World Oceans Day extravaganza held […]
Read MoreCan you help please!
GFT are presently investigating the distribution of North American Signal Crayfish across Galloway and are interested in hearing reports of […]
Read MoreLearning on the River Dee with Kells Primary School!
On Friday morning Jess, our Prioritised Salmon Habitat Restoration Officer, was joined along the banks of the River Dee by […]
Read MoreTalking tunnels and turbines in the hazy February sunshine
Two schools were able to make the most of the unseasonably warm weather upon Tongland Dam during their visits to […]
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