Current projects

The Spey Fishery Board is involved in a broad range of activities, including

• A hatchery operation, currently producing circa 250,000 salmon fry for release into areas above impassable man-made obstructions using parental broodstock from as close to the target stocking area as possible.
• Water Bailiffing to protect the River Spey’s stocks of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout from illegal fishing (poaching).
• Removal of obstacles that prevent fish passage.
• Habitat improvement, including fencing, soft engineering and chainsaw operations.
• Predator Control, including Sawbill Ducks and Cormorants and participation in the Moray Firth Seal Management Plan.
• Pollution Reporting
• Water Abstraction & enhancing the Upper Spey
• Core Paths, River Access and Canoeing
• Control of Ranunculus and other non-native invasive species
• Determining salmon population structure through the genetic markers (FASMOP)
• Rivers And Fisheries Trusts of Scotland, Fishery Management Planning Liaison Group & the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards
• River Works Consultations
• Spey Catchment Management Plan and liaison with other agencies
• Publicity
• Finance and General Administration
• Administration of the Spey Fishing Trust Limited