SFCC member presentation from the 2023 annual biologists meeting.

1. Wester Ross Fisheries Trust 2022 - 2023
Chairman
Prof Dave Barclay
Administrator
Peter Jarosz
Biologist
Peter Cunningham
Tournaig trap
Ben Rushbrooke
Field assistant
Colin Simpson
Ponticum control
Eamonn Flood &
Chantal Awbi
Research scientist
Dr Steve Kett
(Trustee), & student
Becca Macpherson
Field assistant
(Trustee)
Alasdair MacDonald
Field assistant
(& Trustee)
Mark Williams
Admin assistant
Emma Watson
& lots of other helpers . . .

2. Herring and maerl
exhibition,
Gairloch Museum
March – April 2022
Herring larvae, caught
in plankton net, Melvaig
April 2022 (photo by Fee
Mackenzie)

3. Sea trout sampling
at River Kanaird
estuary, 2022
Thank you to all helpers!
29th August: most sea trout carried few sea lice
29th July
but over 100 sea lice on this sea trout
Escaped
farm
salmon

4. Sea trout monitoring – Little Loch Broom 15 August 2022

5. Sea trout monitoring – Applecross
Thank you to David Abrahams (including
provision of boat and inflatable) and Iain
McFadyen and Applecross Trust; and
Gregor Watson, Euan McFadyen, Anthony
Corish, Alison Hewitt, James Brown, Colin
Simpson, Roger McLachlan, Stephen Kett,
Andy Vicks, Rob Macrae and Gerry Lucas.
Sea trout 362mm, 530g from the Applecross River
sea pool on 7th July 2022. This fish was in good
condition and carried 35 sea lice.
Caught by Steve Kett.
8th June, 21st June, 7th July
and 31st August

6. National Adult Salmon Monitoring Project
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2
4
6
8
10
49-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80
Number
of
fish
Length (cm)
Adult salmon Dundonnell & Gruinard
Aug & Sep 2022
Male Female
grilse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? MSW salmon

7. Sea trout monitoring – Coastal fyke net in Loch Ewe
Picture by Roger Mclachlan

8. Sea trout monitoring – Coastal fyke net in Loch Ewe
Pictures by Tracy and Roger Mclachlan
Thank you also to Colin & Finn Simpson, James Close,
Emma Watson, Peter Burke, Dorje Khandro, Stephen
Merrill, Ray Dingwall (Inveran Estate for lift for boat)
and MOWI for permission to use the Boor shore base.

9. Coastal fyke net
Name that fish?
Picture by Roger Mclachlan

10. Coastal fyke net Name that fish?
Pictures by Roger Mclachlan

11. Coastal fyke net . . . spotty cod . . .
Pictures by Roger Mclachlan

12. Riparian woodland project – Coulin estate
Photos by Caroline (Caz) Austin, The Woodland Trust
Thank you to Neil Morrison and Coulin Estate

13. Riparian woodland project – Glen Torridon
Photos by Will Boyd-Wallace, National Trust for Scotland
Thank you to
Doug Bartholomew, Nature Scot
Paul Bolton, NTS & Malcolm Turner, The Woodland Trust

14. For supporting WRFT activities in 2023,
thank you to:
Contacts:
Peter Cunningham info@wrft.org.uk
Peter Jarosz & Emma Watson admin@wrft.org.uk
Wester Ross Fisheries Trust
Registered Scottish Charity SC050755
Company Limited By Guarantee SC687827
www.wrft.org.uk
Facebook: WRFT22
WRFT members, supporters, and volunteer helpers,
many estates and estate staff (keepers and ghillies) . .
.