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Congratulating the Spey Catchment Initiative

  • Submitted by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14608

That the Parliament congratulates the Spey Catchment Initiative on being awarded the Scottish Gamekeepers Association Award for Wild Salmon Conservation; understands that 2024 saw the inauguration of the Award, which the Spey Catchment Initiative won jointly with the River Carron Conservation Association; notes that the Spey Catchment Initiative was presented with the award for its work on the Allt Lorgy River Restoration Project, which was selected for its innovative approach to rehabilitating a historically straightened section of the Allt Lorgy burn, a tributary of the River Dulnain near Carrbridge; understands that the project was one of the first of its kind in Scotland, using a stage zero approach, which involved removing all human-made constraints to allow natural river processes to return; considers that, with Atlantic salmon facing growing threats from climate change and habitat degradation, the work being done at Allt Lorgy provides an example for future conservation efforts in Scotland, and wishes the Spey Catchment Initiative all the best in its mission to enhance and restore the river ecosystems within the Spey catchment for the benefit of wildlife and local communities.


Supported by: George Adam, Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Stephanie Callaghan, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Annie Wells