Project Laxford is a partnership between Reay Forest Estate and the AST and is supported by Marine Scotland Science and the West Sutherland Fisheries Trust. Its overall aim is to identify primary factors limiting salmon and sea trout production in the Laxford catchment. This will inform targeted management actions to restore the catchment and provide the best possible conditions for salmon and sea trout to thrive. The effectiveness of these management actions will be assessed over time using robust science and…
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AST & Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate Launch Salmon Restoration Project in the Scottish Highlands
We are delighted to announce that we will be working in partnership with Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate to restore salmon and sea trout populations in the River Laxford, one of the Highland’s most renowned and productive rivers. … More