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The River Spey is the second longest river in Scotland and seventh longest in the UK, with a total catchment of 3,008km2. The river and tributaries extend to some 22,750 miles of which the main stem comprises 107 miles.

The Spey Fishery Board is the Statutory Body responsible for the conservation, protection and enhancement of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks and their fisheries throughout this, as well as for 20 miles of coastline for which their responsibility extends 3 nautical miles out to sea.

The River Spey is the second longest river in Scotland and seventh longest in the UK, with a total catchment of 3,008km2. The river and tributaries extend to some 22,750 miles of which the main stem comprises 107 miles.

The Spey Fishery Board is the Statutory Body responsible for the conservation, protection and enhancement of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks and their fisheries throughout this, as well as for 20 miles of coastline for which their responsibility extends 3 nautical miles out to sea.

The River Spey is the second longest river in Scotland and seventh longest in the UK, with a total catchment of 3,008km2. The river and tributaries extend to some 22,750 miles of which the main stem comprises 107 miles.

The Spey Fishery Board is the Statutory Body responsible for the conservation, protection and enhancement of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks and their fisheries throughout this, as well as for 20 miles of coastline for which their responsibility extends 3 nautical miles out to sea.

The River Spey is the second longest river in Scotland and seventh longest in the UK, with a total catchment of 3,008km2. The river and tributaries extend to some 22,750 miles of which the main stem comprises 107 miles.

The Spey Fishery Board is the Statutory Body responsible for the conservation, protection and enhancement of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks and their fisheries throughout this, as well as for 20 miles of coastline for which their responsibility extends 3 nautical miles out to sea.

The River Spey is the second longest river in Scotland and seventh longest in the UK, with a total catchment of 3,008km2. The river and tributaries extend to some 22,750 miles of which the main stem comprises 107 miles.

The Spey Fishery Board is the Statutory Body responsible for the conservation, protection and enhancement of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks and their fisheries throughout this, as well as for 20 miles of coastline for which their responsibility extends 3 nautical miles out to sea.

The River Spey is the second longest river in Scotland and seventh longest in the UK, with a total catchment of 3,008km2. The river and tributaries extend to some 22,750 miles of which the main stem comprises 107 miles.

The Spey Fishery Board is the Statutory Body responsible for the conservation, protection and enhancement of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks and their fisheries throughout this, as well as for 20 miles of coastline for which their responsibility extends 3 nautical miles out to sea.

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Welcome to the website of the Spey Fishery Board

Conserving, Protecting and Enhancing Atlantic Salmon in the River Spey

The Spey Fishery Board was established under the 1862 and 1868 Salmon Fisheries legislation. This was subsequently amended and presently stated in the Salmon Act 1986 and the Salmon Conservation (Scotland) Act 2001. This legislation has more recently been amalgamated under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003. There are 42 District Salmon Fishery Boards around Scotland, of which the Spey Fishery Board is considered to be one of the "Big Four", alongside the Tweed Commission and the Dee and Tay District Salmon Fishery Boards. The Board is empowered under the legislation to take such acts as it considers expedient for the protection, enhancement and conservation of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks and their fisheries

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Water abstraction

Water abstraction is the removal of water from the river for purposes other than hydro electric generation. The River Spey currently has 45 abstractions consented by SEPA, including major transfers out of the catchment from Spey Dam to Fort William by Rio Tinto Alcan, from Loch An-t Seilich (River Tromie) in to the River Tay system by Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) and at the Dipple Wellfield (by Scottish Water) near Fochabers.

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Catch numbers

The Spey Board collates the numbers of rod-caught Salmon and Sea Trout twice a year, from February- June and from July- September, in order to monitor the overall catch each year. The last ten-year average (1992-2001) showed that 9,100 Salmon and 4,590 Sea Trout were caught each year. The Salmon and Grilse catch for 2009 fell below this, to 8,625, although in recent years the trend for the numbers of Salmon caught has shown an increase (11,545 in 2008, 10,082 in 2007 and 11,378 in 2006).

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2008 review

Each year the Board publishes a comprehensive Annual Report which outlines all the activities undertaken by the Board and the Spey Foundation. The 2008 Annual report can be downloaded here.

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