THE TWEED FOUNDATION

TWEED & EYE FISHERIES DISTRICT
Fisheries Management Plan

The 5th Edition
 (2010)

INDEX

This index contains a comprehensive digest of knowledge which is used to formulate fisheries management policy on the River Tweed. Section 7 is the Plan itself. To use the index click on an item  below, each of which links to a pdf file, for which you need a pdf reader: (get Adobe pdf reader). The latest version of the files are listed below. Revisions from the first published in 2008 are listed on the Revisions page.

1 :  The History and Organisation of the Tweed and Eye Fisheries District

The River Tweed Commission; The Tweed Foundation; The roles of other organisations; The designations of the Tweed  - SAC and  SSSI.
 

2 :  The Catchments of the Tweed and the Eye

1  Topography & Geology

2 Climate

3 Hydrology

4 Land Cover & Vegetation
 

3 The Fish Species of the Tweed and the Eye

1 The Fish Species Communities of the Tweed and the Eye

2 Identification Key to the Fish Species of the Tweed and the Eye

3 Species descriptions :

A: Native Species breeding in fresh water in the District 

A.1 Salmon

A.2a Sea-trout

A.2b Brown-trout

A.3 Arctic Charr

A.4 Three-spined Stickleback

A.5-7 Lampreys

B: Native Species breeding in salt water

B.1 Flounder

B.2 European Eel

C: Non-native Species breeding in fresh water the District

C.1 Baggie / Minnow

C.2 Beardie / Stone Loach

C.3 Perch

C.4 Pike

C.5 Grayling

C.6 Roach

C.7 Dace

C.8 Gudgeon

C.9 Bullhead

D: Non-native Species not breeding in the District

D.1 Rainbow Trout

E : Vagrants & Visitors

E.1 Allis Shad

E.2 Baltic Sturgeon

E.3 Sparling

4 Fish Diseases

5 Fish Parasites

6 Fish Predators

4 The Histories of the Fisheries of the Tweed and the Eye

1 The Salmon & Sea-trout Net Fisheries of the Tweed & Eye

2 The Salmon & Sea-trout Rod Fisheries of the Tweed & Eye

3 The Brown-trout Fishery

4 The Grayling Fishery

5 The Framework for Fisheries Management in the Fisheries District

6 Fish Stock Assessments for the District

Spring Salmon Stocks; Summer Salmon and Grilse Stocks; Autumn Salmon and Grilse Stocks; The Salmon of the Eye; Sea-trout Stocks; Brown-trout Stocks; Grayling

7 The 5^th Tweed and Eye Fisheries District Management Plan

8 References

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