by Jenny McNeill | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorised
The decline in wild salmon populations is driven by a wide range of pressures. Interactions with salmon farming are not the sole cause of declines, this is a complex and multifaceted issue. However, with wild Atlantic salmon now classified as an endangered species,...
by Jenny McNeill | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorised
NOTICE OF NEXT BOARD MEETING You are hereby given formal notice of the Board Meeting of the River Doon District Salmon Fishery Board: DATE: Wednesday 15 April 2026 TIME: 5:30pm MEETING TYPE: Board Meeting NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF QUALIFIED PROPRIETORS...
by Jenny McNeill | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Hidden beneath the surface of the world’s rivers, some of Earth’s great animal movements unfold – migrations that rival, in sheer biomass, the famous mass movements of zebra and wildebeest across the Serengeti. For centuries, fish migrations were as predictable as the...
by Jenny McNeill | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Fish species that undertake mammoth migrations through rivers, lakes and ponds are facing a combined threat from dams, pollution and overfishing preventing them from reaching their breeding grounds. The golden mahseer and goonch catfish are some of the thirty flagship...
by Jenny McNeill | Mar 23, 2026 | Uncategorised
Work to remove a redundant weir has now been completed, which has restored access for migratory fish in the Borders. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)’s Water Environment Fund supported the project, which finished in February. The Halter Burn, at...
by Jenny McNeill | Mar 20, 2026 | Uncategorised
Landscape-scale nature restoration will advance as the River Dee catchment in Aberdeenshire is designated as one of nine high-priority areas by Scotland’s nature agency NatureScot. NatureScot is collaborating with key Scottish Government agencies –...
