Achanarras Quarry, disused but still very productive is controlled by Scottish Heritage. To collect from the quarry, you need a permit which can be obtained by contacting Scottish Heritage. Collecting must not be for commercial purposes and there is a limit on the number of specimens you can bring back, 10 specimens and one visit is allowed per permit issued, however fish often form doubles when split which are not counted and larger slabs can also contain more than one fish which again is not included.

The Caithness Flagstone of the Devonian period is rich in Fossil Fish, the fish tend to be quite fragile and need preservation as quickly as possible to avoid flaking. We collected several fragments of fish and two complete fish. There is a vast amount of shale to look and split through but there is only two zones that contain the fish, so patience is required. In total we collected 7 specimens (9 including both sides of the complete fish)