River Almond 5 Year Management Plan – Aug 2009

The Consultation Draft has been formally distributed to the Forth District Salmon Fishery Board, The River Forth Fisheries Trust, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Crown Estates, Scottish Natural Heritage,  West Lothian Council and City of Edinburgh Council and it is our believe that “enhancing the River Almond through partnership” is the best way to set these improvements in motion.

A copy of the Management Plan is available to the general public and the Committee welcome any comments on it’s contents and strategy. It should be highlighted that the key element to the plan is documenting all the “Risks and Issues” and that a great deal of surveying is required to better understand these and drive accurate milestones, costs and benefits. Gaining a better understanding about our fish stocks, locations and density will help prioritise any remedial actions required.

A Copy of the Management Plan is available on our Links page.

The first meeting of the Sub Management Group has been arranged for 31st May 2010, where members of the Club, SEPA, WLC, SNH and anglers from West Lothian will meet to review and sign off the Fisheries Management Plan.  Work is progressing around the Weirs project, funded by the SEPA Restoration Fund and as such we have produced a “draft” document detailing the Weirs and Obstructions across the catchment.  The document hasn’t been approved by the Sub Management Group yet, but I am willing to share this with our members, with a view to seeking feedback on the document.  If you would like a copy of this report, then please drop me an E Mail treasurer@fishalmond.co.uk