About Us
The Argyll Fisheries Trust is a registered charity that was first formed in 1995 as the Awe Fisheries Trust. Since 1995 the Trust has expanded its work to encompass Argyll and the islands and is now known as the Argyll Fisheries Trust.
The main objectives of the Trust are:
- Understand the composition of all fish populations, distribution and trends in abundance.
- Identify, protect and improve wild fish populations throughout the Argyll area and the islands.
- Understand, protect and enhance the physical environment for fish.
- Educate all sectors of the community on their role in caring for the freshwater environment.
The Argyll Fisheries Trust currently consists of 2 full time staff and a Board of Directors.
Full time Staff
Alan Kettle-White (Senior Fisheries Biologist)
Alan is from Reading, England. He graduated from the Sparsholt College in 1997, with a BSc Hons Aquaculture and Fisheries Management.
Before joining AFT in 1998, Alan had previously worked for the Environment Agency in England. He was promoted to senior fisheries biologist in 1999
and has led the trust to many of its achievements to date. His main interests are restoration and genetics projects.
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Craig MacIntyre (Trust Manager)
Craig is from Glasgow. He graduated from the University of Stirling with a BSc Hons in aquaculture in
2004 and then with a PhD in aquatic veterinary studies in 2008. Craig joined the Argyll Fisheries Trust in May 2009 as a fisheries biologist and took over the role of
Trust Manager in 2010. He is also Clerk to the Argyll District Salmon Fishery Board
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Board of Directors
Andrew Barker (Chairman)
Andrew Montgomery (Company Secretary)
Roger Brook (Argyll District Salmon Fishery Board, Awe District River Improvement Association, Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland)
Tom Turnbull (Loch Fyne District River Improvement Association)
Derek Smith (Scottish Federation of Coarse Anglers)
Dr Kenny Black (SAMS)
David Milburn (River Orchy)
David Stewart (Creran River Improvement Association)
Mrs Jane Wright, MBE (River Orchy)
Jon Strickland (Loch Awe)
Mrs Tuggy Delap (River Fyne)
Keith Miller
Working Remit
AFT works with a range of partners and stakeholders including statutory bodies, non-governmental organisations, resource users and owners to achieve the Trust's mission. It also works in both local freshwater and marine habitats to complement and inform the wider management of Scotland's native fish populations.
Within the fishery management sector, the Trust works with a number of local River and Loch Improvement Associations, focusing on specific issues and also at a regional level with the Argyll District Salmon Fishery Board. At a national level AFT is a member of the Rivers & Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS) The Trust's work programme is guided by the protocols developed by the Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre. Some aspects of the Trust's work are also guided by other government authorities such as the Marine Scotland Science. Argyll District Salmon Fisheries Board is part of the Association of Salmon Fisheries Boards.
The Trust's work is funded by a range of organisations and individuals who have an interest in Argyll's aquatic environment. Increasingly, our activities are moving towards research and monitoring projects whose outcomes provide practical advice on fisheries management. Project partnerships include the wild fisheries and aquaculture sectors, renewable energy developers, local and national authorities and other charitable organisations. The Trust also undertakes a limited amount of contract based work, usually in relation to consultations on potential developments of renewable energy schemes, engineering, forestry and fish farms.