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Publication - Research and analysis

Migration routes and behaviour of Atlantic salmon and sea trout around operational wind turbine arrays in the Moray Firth, Scotland

Published
14 September 2026
From
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy, +2 more … Director of Marine, Director of Offshore Wind
Directorate
Offshore Wind Directorate, +1 more … Marine Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, +1 more … Programme for Government
ISBN
9781807752187

An acoustic tracking study into the movements of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) on migration through operational offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Scotland.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the PrePARED project team, particularly Anthony Bicknell and Matthew Witt for their provision of data collected by the PrePARED receiver array and for assistance with the offshore releases of sea trout in 2024. We also acknowledge the help and support provided by Matthew Newton, Robert Main, Alan Youngson, Simon Harrison, Ian Cormack, John Mackay, Flow Country Rivers Trust, Wick Angling Association, Caithness District Salmon Fishery Board, Wick Harbour Authority and Moray First Marine Ltd.

This study was funded by The Scottish Government through the Offshore Wind Directorate’s Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) Programme.

Contact

Email: ScotMER@gov.scot

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