Update on the implementation of the first plans Pilot catchments & the restoration plan Priority catchments WEF Local measures River basin districtPercentage of waterbodies at good or better Scotland Solway Tweed

Pilot catchment & restoration plan 4 pilot catchments (Esk, Dee, Glazert & Nith) Approaching the end of phase 1 – scoping the opportunities for measures delivery Phase 2 - local engagement to discuss detailed design and preparations for implementation will be undertaken now to March 2015 Phase 3 – April 2015 to March 2016 implementation of measures Updates available; nning/implementing_rbmp.aspx nning/implementing_rbmp.aspx Restoration plan is due for publication

Diffuse Pollution (rural)

Diffuse pollution from rural sources Highland sheep event 30 th May Continued liaison between land unit and ops SEARS training days 54 RPID staff Fisheries event – Inverness Coming up; further agriculture training for SEPA staff SNH staff training North 6 th Oct

Water Environment Fund New unit manager – Rachel Harding-Hill Dingwall Recruited 3.5 specialists and a technical administrator Official update will be coming soon…

Argyll local measures update Water body/ catchment Project titleStakeholderProgress (to Oct 2013) CreranCreran scoping of restoration options Argyll District Salmon Fisheries Board, SEPA, landowners Geomorphological report completed by CBEC and recommendations made to improve river. Negotiations with landowners are ongoing. Creran will be running a hatchery again this year to protect salmon population. Black Lynn BurnBlack Lynn Burn, Oban Argyll Fisheries Trust, Wild Trout Trust Local community group has done some work here. Wild Trout Trust undertook survey and made some recommendations, first of which was to treat invasive plants. AFT hope to treat next year.

Water body/ catchment Project titleStakeholderProgress (to Oct 2013) River AweLoch Awe and River Awe INNS RAFTSNow in year 4 of 5. Japanese knotweed treated this year – very successful and AFT have reduced number of treatment days as density has reduced. Rhododendron treatment to start shortly. VariousDiffuse pollution event, Oban Livestock Centre SACDiffuse pollution awareness-raising event on 14 th November, Oban. Ballachulish PondsBallachulish signal crayfish eradication Lochaber Fishery Trust, SNH, SEPA, Highland Council 240 trapping nights completed in August – no crayfish found. Tadpoles, newts and snails evident in the ponds. SNH have agreed to support monitoring over next 4 years to determine whether crayfish eradicated. Lochy, Coe, Laroch and Nevis Japanese knotweed treatment Lochaber Fishery Trust, RAFTS Some successful treatment of small, isolate stands of Japanese knotweed.

Water body/ catchment Project titleStakeholderProgress (to Oct 2013) Shiel, Morar and Arkaig Catchment management plans Lochaber Fishery Trust Through Crown Estate Coastal Communities Grant, working with fishery managers to produce and implement catchment management plans. Strontian RiverRe-stocking Strontian river with salmon Lochaber Fishery Trust, Strontian Angling Club and Sunart Community Company Partnership project to re-stock the Strontian River with salmon following population collapse with little sign of natural recovery. 10,000 salmon eggs (from native adults) released this spring and intention to repeat in future years. GlensandaGlensanda Quarry freshwater habitats improvement Lochaber Fishery Trust, Foster Yeoman Looking at potential to improve freshwater habitats on site. Initial report submitted and hope to work with them in coming year.