A temporary fish pass has been approved by SEPA and built by the contractor’s working at Nethermills. Over the weekend, after receiving SEPA’s consent, Bailey’s team constructed the timber fish pass in Bolton and brought it with them on Monday when they returned to Ayrshire. A temporary timber fish pass has been installed to ensure work can commence and fish can access the river at all times. The temporary pass follows typical Larinier design A notch was prepared in the lower dam yesterday and this morning, the temporary fish pass concreted into place. Flow through the fish pass will be…

Source: Ayshire River Trust – Nethermills Hydro Scheme on the Ayr