About the Spey Foundation

 

The Spey Foundation’s Work

The Spey Foundation is involved in a wide range of fishery activities including:

• Electro-Fishing Surveys & Monitoring
• Scale Reading & Data Collation
• Fish Counter operation
• Catch Data Analysis
• Smolt Trap Operation
• Habitat Management
• Education – “Salmon in the Classroom” and general presentations on aquatic wildlife
• Contracts for other DSFBs and Rivers Trusts – especially the Findhorn, Nairn and Lossie
• Thermal Discharge Monitoring for Distillers
• Water Sampling/Monitoring for Wind Farm developments
• Preparation and Implementation of Fishery Management Plans, including for WindFarm Developments
• Current Chair of the Scottish Fisheries Coordination Centre
• Collation and Preparation of samples for the FASMOP Genetic Analysis project
• Bio-security Planning for Invasive Non-Native Species