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The Arctic Char, according to Scottish Natural Heritage, was the first fish to re-colonise fresh waters in Scotland after the last ice age. It is found in numerous deep, cold lochs across Scotland. It feeds on a varied diet, consisting of such foods as insects, salmon eggs and plankton. The Char spawns in the autumn, from September to November. Arctic Char in Scotland are not subject to commercial or subsistence fishing, they are caught by a small number of recreational anglers, but this is not thought to be a threat to their population. Scottish Natural Heritage lists climate change and lake acidification as the most prominent threats to the Arctic Char. It is a protected species in a number of lochs, and populations also occur in lochs which are protected for other reasons.

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