ANNUAL SFCC/RAFTS BIOLOGISTS’ MEETING

4TH-5TH FEBRUARY 2015

Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE)

A ‘people’ management issue

1. River Annan Trust2. Argyll Fisheries Trust3. Ayrshire Rivers Trust4. Clyde River Foundation5. Cromarty Firth Fisheries Trust6. Deveron, Bogie & Isla Rivers Trust7. Esk Fisheries Trust8. Findhorn Nairn and Lossie9. Galloway Fisheries Trust10. Helmsdale DSFB11. Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Trust12. Lochaber Fisheries Trust13. Ness & Beauly Fisheries Trust14. Outer Hebrides Fisheries Trust15. River Dee Trust16. River Don Trust17. River Forth Fisheries Trust18. River Naver Fisheries19. Spey Foundation20. Tay DSFB21. Tweed Foundation22. Wester Ross Fisheries Trust23. West Sutherland Fisheries Trust24. Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust25. Nith Catchment Fisheries Trust

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“The objects and aims of the SFCC are to help its members and others to collect, collate, use, and provide information on

salmon and freshwater fish, their habitats and fisheries, in an effective and co-operative way.“

ANNUAL SFCC/RAFTS BIOLOGISTS’ MEETING

DAY 2

Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE)

Achievements over the last year

DATA PROVISION• MS Smolt project• Southampton• Conservation limits

TRAINING COURSES•EF refresher course•Gis•Scale reading•Smolts•Training vision development

SEPA membership

Collaboration with IFM

AGM 2015

2014 objectives

Data1. Compilation of freely available spatial data sources, processing by catchment and sharing with members using dropbox2. Development of web portal: Step 1: A basic catchment portal for Scotland3. Basic audit of the electro-fishing database. Grid references, site codes etc4. Streamline data entry process in electro-fishing database

Training1. Implementation of SFCC training vision2. Firstly for EF refresher and GIS.3. Scale reading workshops

Protocols1. Produce smolt recording protocol after MSS project2. Revise & update SFCC habitat surveying protocol3. Electro-fishing for EIA’s. Specifically windfarms or hydro as well?4. Update large water body methods that were put together by members

Collaboration1. Improve links with MSS2. Establish I.F.M CPD points accreditation 3. Promote links with universities in Scotland4. Participate in fisheries management review

2015 objectives

Data1. Compilation of freely available spatial data sources, processing by catchment and sharing with members using dropbox2. Development of web portal: Step 1: A basic catchment portal for Scotland3. Basic audit of the electro-fishing database. Grid references, site codes etc4. Streamline data entry process in electro-fishing database

Training1. Implementation of SFCC training vision2. In particular, statistics3. Scale reading workshops

Protocols1. Produce smolt recording protocol after MSS project2. Electro-fishing review3. Revise & update SFCC habitat surveying protocol4. Electro-fishing for EIA’s. Specifically windfarms or hydro as well?5. Update large water body methods that were put together by members

Collaboration1. Participate in the fisheries management review2. Completion of a data MOU3. Improve links with MSS4. Promote links with universities in Scotland