SFCC Adopted Protocols

National Electrofishing Programme for Scotland 2019: Standard Operating Procedures

The Salmonid Field Protocol Handbook, American Fisheries Society

Techniques For Assessing Status and Trends in Salmon and Trout Populations

WFD111 (2a) Coarse resolution rapid-assessment methodology to assess obstacles to fish migration. 
Field manual, level A assessment

Invertebrate surveys: The Riverfly partnership provides training and monitoring protocols and advice. The UKTAG summary document is available and provides an overview of the main WFD invertebrate monitoring and classification methods. Other tools are also described on theUKTAG website.

Diatom assessment: There are a range of standard procedures which SEPA use which cover sample collection, preparation, taxonomic assessment and analysis. They are drawn from the various diatom documents provided on the UKTAG website athttp://www.wfduk.org/. (A summary document is available which describes the diatom classification process for rivers in general terms.)

Large waterbody surveys: SEPA uses the Irish NS-SHARE loch sampling protocol to monitor still waters and recommends that any data which could be used for future WFD classification should follow this protocol. It is a reduced version of the CEN standards for gillnetting, with some fyke trapping added to account for eels.

Eel surveys: A summary of the Environment Agency’s eel monitoring approach.

Pearl mussel surveys: The EU LIFE pearl mussel monitoring protocol.

Lamprey surveys: The EU LIFE lamprey monitoring protocol.

Smolt counting: Information and a protocol from the North American salmon field protocols manual.

SFCC Sweep Netting Protocol. SFCC Sweep Netting Protocol Recording Sheet

SFCC Sawbill Counting Considerations. SFCC Example Sawbill Counting Recording Sheet (The Tweed Foundation)

Snorkel Survey Protocol, American Fisheries Society

Scottish Invasive Non Native Riparian Plant Species Mapping Protocols