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Fisheries Biologist

Miss Kacie Jess


Kacie joined GFT in February 2019 after graduating with a BSc Hons in Animal Biology from the University of Stirling. She has worked with GFT each summer and been travelling the world in between including New Zealand, Thailand and Japan.

Kacie has been back at GFT since June 2024.  She is particularly experienced in electrofishing surveys, managing databases, invertebrate analysis and project management.

She is a local girl having grown up in Newton Stewart. She enjoys scuba diving, gaming and being outdoors. 

Kacie Jess

Fisheries Biologist

Latest News


Sticklebacks returned to Buittle Reservoir

3-spined sticklebacks have been introduced to Buittle Reservoir following the eradication of signal crayfish using poison

Impacts of acidification on Brown trout populations in Southwest Scotland

A paper just published in the leading peer-reviewed Journal of Fish Biology looks at the current numbers and genetic diversity of Brown trout populations in Southwest Scotland.

Celebrating World Ocean Day

To celebrate our river and oceans the GFT team joined other conservation organisations for a World Oceans Day extravaganza held in Port Williams harbour!

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