The Scottish Government awarded the River Ythan Trust, through the Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland, funding in the financial year 2010 / 2011 to support the production of a fishery management plan for the river Ythan.
A draft Fishery Management Plan was published in March 2011, following by a consultation process to gather comments and views from the public. The plan has now been updated and you can download a copy of the final version. You can also see the consultation responses to the draft plan here.
 SEPA consultation response.pdf | [ ] | 52 Kb | 166 Downloads |
| SNH consultation response | [ ] | 19 Kb | 110 Downloads |
| Fishery management plan | [Final version of the FMP] | 1397 Kb | 321 Downloads |
What's next?
In line with the plan, the next action for the River Ythan Trust is to commence habitat surveys throughout the fishery district – this will help establish the quality of in-stream and riparian habitat.
These surveys will identify potential obstructions to fish migration, as well as picking up on point source and diffuse pollution that may be having a detrimental impact on the river.
Currently the River Ythan Trust is investigating, given its limited financial resources, the most economical method of carrying out these habitat surveys.
