Aggregated salmon and sea trout catch statistics are provided for 109 Salmon Fishery Districts, covering all of Scotland.
The categories by which sea trout data have been reported have varied through the time series (see “Collecting the Marine Scotland Salmon and Sea Trout Fishery Statistics”{https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781805258438}). Finnock catches have been reported since 2004. Finnock, which may also be known as whitling or herling, are sea trout which have spent less than a year at sea and are making their first return to fresh water. They are not included in sea trout numbers.
Catches of farmed multi-sea winter (MSW) and one-sea winter (1SW) salmon have been reported since 1994.
Marine Scotland have published a "2023 Official Statistics for salmon and sea trout catches"{http://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781836012009} catches, summarising catches for 1952 to 2023. Summary data for the time series are available from our data visualisation application, accessible from the related content section below.
Data and Resources
- Salmon and Sea Trout fishery statistics: 2023 Season - Net fishery from 1952 to 2023 (Retained) and 2021 to 2023 (Released)csv
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Description:... - Salmon and Sea Trout fishery statistics: 2023 Season - Rod fishery from 1952 to 2023 (Retained) and 1994 to 2023 (Released)csv
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Publisher | |
Modified | 2024-05-15 |
Release Date | 2024-05-09 |
Frequency | Annually |
Identifier | 151c6248-f8e5-4a5b-8b1c-2ac5f2e1be52 |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area | POLYGON ((-8.0859375 54.293286224499, -8.0859375 61.039007195624, -0.17578125 61.039007195624, -0.17578125 54.293286224499)) |
Temporal Coverage | 1952-01-01 to 2023-12-31 |
Language | English (United Kingdom) |
License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
Data Dictionary | Fishery statistics for a given season are usually published in the following May. Historical data will be updated each May with the publication of the following year’s data. |
Contact Name | Scottish Government, Marine Directorate |
Contact Email | |
Public Access Level | Public |