For centuries people have fished the majestic Tweed for salmon, but after months of drought parts of the famous river are drying up, leaving its abundant wildlife at risk.
Atlantic salmon, sea and brown trout are all under threat because, with water levels plunging, temperatures along the river are rising to unusually high levels.
Experts who monitor the river, which runs along the border between Scotland and England for 17 miles, said plans to deal with scarcity were inadequate to protect its fish stocks.
Jamie Stewart, clerk of the River Tweed Commission, said that it wanted a review of the system, which allows water extraction for industry along the river in the Scottish Borders and beyond. He added that low water levels meant “migration
