The Ness District Salmon Fishery Board hosted this year's ‘Institute of Fisheries Management Water Bailiff Seminar’ at the Waterside Hotel in Inverness on the 4th and 5th of March 2015. This annual event, supported by the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards, is hosted by a different fishery board each year. Approximately 50 water bailiffs from across Scotland were in attendance, including...

The Moray Firth Trout Initiative will be hosting a day of trout related talks and practical sessions on Thursday 2nd October 2014 at Waterside Hotel in Inverness. This event is focussed on raising the profile of trout in North East Scotland, both in terms of angling and conservation. Guest speakers will include: Dr Ronald Campbell, Tweed Foundation - Living North Sea Project Aya Thorn, Marine...

'Pearls in Peril' is a LIFE + NATURE project co-funded by 15 organisations across Scotland, England and Wales.  This exciting new nationwide project will act to safeguard important populations of freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera). The project spans four years from 2012 to 2016. In that time, a wide range of conservation measures will be implemented in key river systems.  The...

Earlier this week the Ness Team attended this year's Annual Bailiff Seminar hosted by the Aryshire Rivers Trust and Ayr District salmon Fishery Board. The first day of the seminar was held today in the Fenwick Hotel. Over 70 Water Bailiffs from across the country were in attendance, with representatives from as far north as the Northern Board and as far south as the Tweed Commission. Following...