Wild Salmon

Author: Kate Ashley

PDF Published: Monday 19 Aug 2019 (SB 19-48)

Image: Figure 1: Potential Atlantic salmon ocean migration route

Image: Figure 2: Salmon life cycle

Image: Figure 3: Total number of rod caught salmon

Image: Figure 4: Number of rod caught salmon divided by type

Image: Figure 5: Total number of Atlantic salmon caught by net

Image: Figure 6: Fixed engine netting effort based on the number of traps used per months

Image: Figure 7: Net and coble effort based on the number of fishing crews each month

Image: Figure 8: Estimated number of salmon returning to Scottish coastal waters

Image: Figure 9: Flow chart summarizing the salmon conservation assessment methods

Image: Figure 10: Map of Scotland showing the geographic distribution of river gradings

Image: Figure 11: Change in Scotland's salmon rivers' grades based on the most recent assessment methods

Image: Figure 12: Total number of rod caught sea trout

Image: Figure 13: Total reported catch of Atlantic salmon split by North Atlantic region

Image: Figure 14: Summary of the main pressures facing wild Atlantic salmon in Scotland

Image: Figure 15: The water quality status of Scotland's rivers by percentage of rivers

Image: Figure 16: Map of Scotland's rivers showing river condition in terms of access for fish migration in 2014

Image: Figure 17: Map of Scotland's rivers showing river condition in terms of water flows and levels in 2014

Image: Figure 18: North Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies (difference from the mean) (°C)

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