Dee District Salmon Fishery Board Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors October 2017
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon – The Future
Invasive Non-Native Species Giant hogweed Japanese knotweed American skunk cabbage Himalayan balsam
Annual catches of salmon 16000 Spring (1 Feb - 31 May) 14000 Summer & Autumn (1 Jun - 30 Sep) 12000 1 - 15 October 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 3646 salmon in 2016
2000 3000 2500 3500 1000 1500 500 0 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 Annual catches of sea trout 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 996 sea trout in 2016 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Conservation Limit assessment
Juvenile stocks 2016 Storm Frank Low adult spawners in 2015
Juvenile stocks 2017 40 30 Minimum fry density 20 (per 100m 2 ) 10 0 2015 2016 2017 15 10 Minimum parr density 5 (per 100m 2 ) 0 2015 2016 2017
Smolt production
Smolt production
Smolt tracking
37% of smolts died in the river (0.45% per km) 100 Baddoch 80 Total mortality (%) Beltie Sheeoch 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Distance downstream (km)
Journey through the harbour 1.5 km
2018 tracking Repeat 2017 study – upper and lower catchment smolts Trust and MSS joint funding bid success - £1 million – 100 smolts
Protecting the Fishery - Predator Management • Done under licence from SNH • Must provide quality data & proof of damage • Smolt tracking • Must also use non lethal deterrents • Requested licence to remove all goosanders. • Action must be co-ordinated and targeted.
Protecting the Fishery - Predator Management • Seal Management under Licence by Marine Scotland • Fixed and Mobile deterrents. • Staff and Ghillie Seal Patrols • Increase in Common seal activity in 2017
Protecting the Fishery - Policing • Over 30 poaching incidents attended on Dee. • Dee & Don staff working closely together. • Sharing intelligence with Police Scotland 24 hr number for poaching/pollution - 013398 80411
Protecting the Fishery - Developmental Control & Support • Busy year for consultations, over 30 dealt with. • AWPR continues - less incidents on Dee in 2017. • Reported 12 pollution events this year. • Repairs continue after Storm Frank, Board staff have provided support and advice to owners.
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Healthy river system
Restoration in the upper catchment Gairn Braemar Upper Dee Clunie & Callater
Achievements to date 110,000 trees planted 70 km of riparian woodland 1,032 small enclosures
Tackling issues in the middle catchment Problems, solutions, grants…
Achieved to date 70 farms visited Working relationships built upon 38 km riparian buffer strip installed More than £1 million levered for land managers to look after the Dee
Fisheries Development
Promotion FISHDEE JOURNALIST VISITS ICELANDERS LADIES SPRING COURSE 2018 MAGAZINE FEATURES Trout & Salmon Country Life Fieldsports The Field Chasing Silver
Communication & Support Website - Riverdee.org Newsletters Social & Traditional Media Face to Face
New Participants A New Audience Supporting Novices Creating Opportunities
Assessment – 2016 Prices 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017
Assessments 360,489 Property Rental 26,203 Sundry 18,254 Income Contracts 82,025 Project 64,789 Total 551,760 Policing & Predators 108,429 River Improvement & Protection 222,754 Expenditure Fisheries Development 45,520 Research & Monitoring 128,056 Administration & Office Costs 119,456 Total 624,215
Assessment Financial Year April 2018 to March 2019 No change Financial Year April 2019 to March 2020 To be determined
2018 Conservation Code
Wild Fisheries Reform Out In Fishery Management Organisations Conservation regulations Mandatory mergers Simplified catch returns Additional finance Fisheries development Angler conservation levy – “licence” Fishery Management Plans All species management Criminal protection of all fish
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