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The Atlantic Salmon Trust Putting Wild Salmon First Moray Firth Tracking Project 2019 Update

Moray Firth Tracking Project Recap • What is the problem? • What is the plan? • What can it achieve?

The Problem

The Plan • Largest European salmon tracking project • Tag 850 smolts in the headwaters of 7 rivers • Place 358 acoustic receivers in rivers, estuaries and 3 x marine arrays • Monitors Smolts over 100 miles & as they migrate seawards • Building on individual river projects to create a Regional project

What Will it Achieve? • Year 1 Understand where fish are going missing • Identify mortality pinch points through fresh water & coastal zone • Year 2 Close in on the Likely Suspects • Assist in developing management solutions • Identify areas that require future research

Moray East Windfarm Capture Locations Freshwater & Estuary receivers Wick Marine receivers Shin Oykel Fraserburgh Conon Findhorn Inverness Deveron Ness Spey

So What Happened …

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Sea Trout

Moray Firth Rivers – movement through the Marine Arrays

Findhorn

Moray Firth Rivers

Findhorn Tidal River Marine 11% MIA 10% MIA 21% MIA

Summary of Findings • Freshwater Higher number going missing than expected • Coastal Lower numbers going missing than expected • Next steps Identify why the smolts are going missing • Taking action