As part of a project to get young people hooked on fishing, volunteers from the River Annan Trust attempted to […]
Read MoreImproving the physical condition of Scotland’s water environment
Around a quarter of Scottish rivers, lochs and coastal waters have been physically altered because of historic industry, urban and […]
Read MoreHydropower scheme stopped in landmark legal case by anglers
Fish Legal has won an historic injunction against a multi-million pound hydropower development on the River Trent at Sawley Weir, […]
Read MoreRural Affairs Committee visits River Dee
The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee visited Aberdeenshire and Montrose as part of their scrutiny of the Aquaculture […]
Read MoreSea lice spread by fish farms kill 39 per cent of wild salmon
SCOTTISH fish farms are spreading a deadly parasite that now kills more than a third of wild salmon in the […]
Read MoreInvasive non-native Crayfish discovered in detected in Nith catchment
North American Signal Crayfish (NASC) have been discovered in Lochrutton, a loch in the lower western catchment of the River […]
Read MoreAtlantic salmon and sea trout on conservation list
Fish such as Atlantic salmon, sea trout and lamprey have been recommended for inclusion on a list of priority Scottish […]
Read More200 Scottish lochs polluted by acid rain
TWO hundred lochs, reservoirs and streams across upland Scotland have been polluted by acid rain in breach of safety limits, […]
Read MoreAquaculture & Fisheries (Scotland) Bill Introduced
The Scottish Government has introduced a Bill before the Scottish Parliament that will underpin the sustainable development of the fish […]
Read MoreMulti-million pound plan to safeguard rare pearl mussels
A £3.5m project to save the rare freshwater pearl mussel has begun throughout Britain. About 50% of the known breeding […]
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