Annan Fishery Management Plan - RAFTS

River Annan DSFB Fisheries Management Plan 2009 – 20145.3.2 Assessment of River HabitatsIn conjunction with the above electrofishingsurveys, habitat surveys are carried out toSFCC standards. Again, these surveys weredesigned to assess juvenile salmon and troutand spawning habitat. A few of the manyhabitat characteristics that may be assessed ateach site include water depth and flow type,substrate type, instream and bankside coverand land use. While there is a standard SFCC habitat survey format to be used atelectrofishing sites there are a wider range of characteristics that can be chosento suit the purpose of the survey. For example, when assessing sites for thepurposes of the Sulwath Connections habitat project, poaching by livestock,bankside erosion and collapse and riparian vegetation were the primarycharacteristics recorded during a walkover survey.Action5.3.2.aDescriptionAnalyse correlations between juvenilesalmonid densities and the habitatcharacteristics assessed at each electrofishingsiteReactive orProactiveProactive5.3.2.b Identify areas in need of habitat enhancement ProactiveTimescaleOngoingOngoing5.3.2.cEnsure all permanent and temporary staff aretrained to SFCC standardsProactiveOngoing45