Managing conflicts with other piscivorous species, each of may have its own conservation designation is an important role of the Spey Fishery Board and Foundation. The key predators of salmonids are piscivorous birds e.g. goosanders…
The Spey Catchment Steering Group consisting of representatives of the Spey Fishery Board, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Highland and Moray Councils launched a “River Works Code” for the Spey in…
An increasing number of behavioural and genetic studies have shown that the Atlantic salmon is structured into multiple, distinct breeding populations. The evidence shows that salmon in different river systems belong to different breeding populations…
With a catchment size of over 3000km2 the Spey is the third largest river in Scotland. The length of all the river and burns total more than 36,500km providing a huge area of habitat for…
Angling on the Spey contributes over £12 million each year to the local economy and provides 367 full-time-equivalent jobs.Poaching therefore not only causes irreparable environmental damage, but also has a significant impact upon the local…