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Spike in poaching on Scotland s top angling rivers as criminals take advantage of lockdown

© Supplied by Dee District Salmon Fishery Board A Dee District Salmon Fishery Board fisheries officer, alongside a Police Scotland officer, at the banks of the River Dee. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Criminals have taken advantage of lockdown to plunder some of Scotland’s most famous angling rivers. The Dee and Spey have both been repeatedly targeted by criminals over the past 12 months. The removal of fish from the rivers could have a significant impact on stock levels, hampering their ability to spawn.

Diageo completes £500,000 project to support Speyside fish stocks

© Supplied by Spey Fishery Board The new weir and fish pass on the River Dullan near Dufftown. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Global drinks giant Diageo has completed a three-year project to help boost fish stocks on Speyside. The distillers have installed a new weir and fish pass in the River Dullan near Dufftown to help spawning trout and salmon on their journey upstream. The £550,000 investment, which was built in collaboration with the Spey Fishery Board, replaces an outdated and damaged obstacle that was believed to be hampering progress for fish.

Diageo builds weir to aid biodiversity

Diageo builds weir to aid biodiversity 2nd February, 2021 by Owen Bellwood Johnnie Walker owner Diageo invested £550,000 (US$752,000) in the construction of a weir to increase the sustainability of fish stocks in the river Dullan. The weir on the river Dullan will improve upstream biodiversity Diageo and the Spey Fishery Board collaborated on the construction of the weir on the river Dullan, part of the river Spey catchment, which is crucial to the Scotch whisky industry. The project, which has taken three and a half years to design and construct, replaces a damaged weir. It is hoped the new weir will improve upstream biodiversity and increase the opportunity for spawning trout and salmon in the river.

Salmon season to start but without the usual ceremonies to mark happy occasion for anglers

© Jason Hedges / DCT Media Inverness Angling Club traditionally celebrate the start of a new fishing season on the River Ness with an opening ceremony, however, this year s event has been cancelled. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Salmon season will get under way next month, but without the usual fanfare. Anglers annually gather on the banks of the country’s most popular rivers to mark the launch of the new salmon season with traditions such as pouring whisky into the water in the hopes of a prosperous year.

Covid: River Spey salmon season opening ceremony cancelled

Covid: River Spey salmon season opening ceremony cancelled
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