Monday 9th November: Catching up on e-mails, admin and data entry. This last very necessary as the troubles with the waterproof paper means that the trapping results are on lots of separate bits of paper, scale packets etc. which need to have the data taken from them as soon as possible. A new box of paper today, tested it - and it worked perfectly, can be written on under a film of water. An answerphone message about a tagged fish picked up dead (half eaten) on an Upper Tweed burn - the first of the August tagged fish to turn up anywhere.

Tuesday 10th November: More admin and writing, and a look through some of the applications that have been made for the acoustic tracking Ph D, which has now been advertised. In the afternoon, out to work on the Peebles trap. Hope to have it fully renovated next week.

Wednesday 11th November: To Perth for a RAFTS meeting on management plans and future financing. A big turn out from all the Trusts and some considerable discussion

Thursday 12th November : On leave

Friday 13th  November: Weekly meeting in the morning. More tissue samples brought in for genetics analysis, including some from a 10 oz grilse (which is in a freezer now and which I'll have the chance to examine next week. Want to see if such fish are actually maturing and to check the ID) and a 30lb salmon. Various bits of admin and e-mail in the afternoon.