A New Era Begins for the River Dee Trust as Sandy Bremner Appointed Chairman
December 18, 2019
Award Winning Journalist Set to Lead the Trust
2019
Habitat Restoration and Maintenance Update
December 09, 2019
Work is progressing on projects funded by the Biodiversity Challenge Fund (BCF), running from July 2019 – September 2020
Hatchery Factsheet
November 15, 2019
The Dee Dsfb has produced a short facsheet detailing its position on enhancement stocking
Upper Dee Riparian Scheme: 2019 Electrofishing Results
November 08, 2019
The River Dee Trust has published the results of the 2019 UDRS Electrofishing
Scale Report 2015-2018
November 08, 2019
The River Dee Trust has published the findings of its scale reading study
Callum Mackenzie Cup 2019
November 01, 2019
The Callum Mackenzie Cup is awarded by Ballogie Estate Enterprises for the most notable fish, of any species, caught by a youngster within the Dee catchment, including Rivers Cowie and Carron or one of the many trout fisheries in the district.
River Dee Review 2018-19 now published
October 10, 2019
The new Annual Review highlighting the work of the Board and Trust is available to read.
River Dee Habitat Restoration Is Finalist at Helping it Happen Awards
October 09, 2019
A project to conserve one of Scotland’s most famous salmon rivers has been recognised in a national awards scheme for environmental excellence.
Return of the King- the reintroduction of salmon in the Culter Catchment
October 07, 2019
One of the Dee’s most exciting projects got underway in 2014 when a fish pass was installed on the Culter Burn in the autumn of that year.
Smolt Production in the Dee 2016-2019
October 03, 2019
Since 2016 the River Dee Trust has been engaged in a major piece of work to find out more about smolt production on the lower Dee.
Fisheries Protection
September 24, 2019
With the season coming to a close Fisheries Officers are still working hard to protect salmon from poachers. Poaching still goes on and can have a major impact on fish stocks, particularly when numbers are down across the country.
The River Dee Trust Seeks Support for Education Package
September 12, 2019
The River Dee Trust is fundraising to reignite its education programme.
Upper Dee Project Nominated for Award
September 02, 2019
The Upper Dee Riparian Woodland Project has been shortlisted in the Enhancing Our Environment category at Scottish Land & Estates' 2019 Helping It Happen Awards.
Living River Dinner, Friday 31st January 2020
August 29, 2019
The River Dee Trust is holding a dinner to celebrate the Living River on Friday 31st January 2020. The dinner will be held at Banchory Lodge and follows on from a successful inaugural event held at the Lodge earlier this year.
Culter Parr Show Strong Growth
August 15, 2019
The Culter catchment is an ideal breeding ground for salmon
Return of the Pink Salmon
July 03, 2019
As expected, the first pink salmon has been caught on the Dee
River Dee Conservation Series River Muick
May 22, 2019
This short film showcases our new project in the Upper Dee Catchment
Positive News for 2019 Smolt Run
May 10, 2019
Increase numbers of smolts indicates we are past the worst of Storm Frank.
Historic Aberdeenshire hotel commits to raising £10,000 to support the River Dee
May 02, 2019
Maryculter House Hotel will be donating a discretionary £1 from every diner’s bill to the River Dee Trust, with the aim of raising more than £10,000 year.
New Invasive Species Co-ordinator, Estée Farrar starts with the River Dee Trust
March 20, 2019
New Invasive Species Co-ordinator, Estée Farrar starts with the River Dee Trust. Estée will be leading our invasive control work across the Dee and Don catchments on behalf of the River Dee Trust and also heading up the NEINNS control programme across the NE of Scotland
Smolt Migration Through the River Dee and Harbour
March 06, 2019
Smolt tagging and tracking has been taking place on the Dee since 2016. The recent decline in salmon stocks prompted the Dee management to take a new focus to investigate what is happening to these fish as they begin their migration
Building Living Riverbanks
March 05, 2019
In order to protect recently planted trees on the banks of the Dee at Invercauld, not far from Braemar Castle, Dee Salmon Fishery Board staff have been using live, locally sourced willow to stabilize areas of rapidly eroding banks.
Trust Auction - Thank you!
February 28, 2019
We are delighted that the Trust's online auction raised £10,522.
River Dee Opening Ceremony Photographs
February 05, 2019
The new season opened on 1 February as the River Dee community gathered to celebrate the River
River Dee 2019 Opening Ceremony
February 04, 2019
We had a fantastic, if freezing, start to the new season