by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, June 16, 2022
STEM Learning on the Leven By Jo Girvan Forth Rivers Trust were invited to run a STEM River Workshop on the 15th of July at the River Leven. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and STEM sessions are intended to encourage students to get...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, May 19, 2022
The Importance of Migratory Fish in a Catchment Migratory fish are important for a number of reasons and have developed their place in our complex landscape ecosystems. Salmon for example migrate up river to reproduce within river catchments. Most of these salmon will...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, May 19, 2022
World Fish Migration Day 2022 Today marks the start of World Fish Migration day 2022 and here in the Forth there are a number of fish species which migrate in and out of our rivers. Everything from the iconic Atlantic salmon, shimmering sea trout, the humble brown...
by Jonathan Louis | Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Smolt Monitoring on the Keltie This Spring, we have been running a smolt trap on a tributary of the River Teith. This records the timing and number of salmon and sea trout going off on their migration to the sea. Smolt trapping is an effective fisheries management...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Protecting Atlantic Salmon in the River Almond Over the past 7 years, a great deal of effort has gone into making it easier for Atlantic salmon to get back into the river Almond, enabling them to reach spawning habitat within the catchment. Millions have been spent on...
by Jonathan Louis | Monday, September 6, 2021
Eel Monitoring around the Forth Eel trapping is a fine art. Oceanic currents, temperature, tide and lunar cycles are just a few things to be taken into account when trying to get your hands on these slippery characters. Up to now we have three toads to show for our...
