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Salmon and sea trout fishery statistics: 1997 to 2022 - annual return of forms

The catch form return time series runs from 1997 to the most recently published season.

The annual return of forms across all Scotland is provided as the number of forms issued, together with the numbers of forms returned reporting catch or effort (identified as "Data" returns) and the numbers of Nil returns. The annual return rate of forms is indicated as the sum of "Data" and "Nil" returns expressed as a percentage of the total number of forms issued.

doi: 
https://doi.org/10.7489/12459-1
Citation: 
Scottish Government, Marine Scotland. 2023. Salmon and sea trout fishery statistics: 1997 to 2022 - annual return of forms. doi: 10.7489/12459-1
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Publisher
Modified
2024-03-11
Release Date
2023-05-15
Identifier
d67da97e-3fd8-4289-95a1-f595a4540243
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-9.052734375 54.559322587439, -9.052734375 61.090168316051, -0.087890625 61.090168316051, -0.087890625 54.559322587439))
Temporal Coverage
1997-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Language
English (United Kingdom)
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Granularity
Annual
Data Dictionary

Catch data is collected annually at the end of each season from salmon fishery proprietors, occupiers or their agents. 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.

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Scottish Government, Marine Directorate
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