River Management
The Deveron and its tributaries is administered by the River Deveron District Salmon Fisheries Board (RDevDSFB) and the Deveron Bogie & Isla Rivers Charitable Trust. The RDevDSFB was originated by the Salmon Fisheries Act of the 19th century. The RDevDSFB constitution, along with other Boards, was changed in 1986 and is now provided for by the 1986 Salmon Act.
The Deveron District comprises the natural catchment area of the River Deveron, which includes the rivers Bogie and Isla. The District includes some important burns, The Burn of Boyne, The Water of Philorth, and the Water of Troupe. All of these discharge into the North Sea on Aberdeenshire's north coast, for which the RDevDSFB has responsibility between Cowhythe Point and Cairnbulg Point. Salmon fisheries in Scotland are owned either by individuals or by clubs or associations. The costs of the local administration, protection and improvement of these fisheries is financed by those owners.
The District Boards finance their activities by levying a rate, which is sometimes substantial, on the owners. The owners elect their representatives to the Board at triennual elections. The Board is required in law to include representatives of Salmon Anglers and Salmon Netsman. In addition to these representatives, the RDevDSFB has representatives of local Angling associations and clubs.
The Trust's objectives are to conserve, protect and rehabilitate salmon, sea-trout and trout and other indigenous wildlife and to promote the ecological cycle within the Deveron catchment area and to raise people's awareness of conservation and protected areas by commissioning research and publishing the results for the public's benefit. The Trust is a charity, maintained in part by donations, and your contribution is welcomed.
This Trust was approved in September 2001. Registration number: SC 032131
