Positive news for salmon. Our salmon numbers have been in decline for decades. There are many factors responsible for their decline, from warming sea temperatures to disease. Additional challenges of barriers to spawning grounds impact on the salmon’s migration home. Spawning grounds are critical for the species. In late autumn adult salmon return to the rivers they were born. They swim back upstream to release their eggs. However, their annual migration, called the ‘Salmon Run’ can be blocked by man-made or natural dams, waterfalls and weirs. If they are unable to access their spawning grounds fish may die or abandon their egg laying.
Positive news for Salmon
Garlogie dam on Dunecht estate was originally built to support the estate, and bring electricity to home and buildings. Work commences on riverbank and wetland habitat to create a haven for wildlife.
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Photograph was taken by me on the Tay at Newtyle, May 2014.
