The data archived here were used to examine the effects of salmon lice on the return rate, time at sea and marine growth of sea trout migrating from the river Shieldaig in Scotland. The data were collected between 1999 and 2020 and consist of a)...
Aggregated salmon and sea trout catch and effort statistics are provided for 109 Statistical Salmon Fishery Districts (as designated in The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868 and The Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006), covering all of...
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 net...
Reported rod catches of salmon, from the 2011 to 2025 seasons, and sea trout, from the 2017 to 2025 seasons, are provided by Stock Assessment Area and month. Statistical Salmon Fishery District and regional catch data are available within the...
This dataset and associated Shiny App was developed to allow users to visualise quality controlled data collected under the Scotland River Temperature Monitoring Network (SRTMN; https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Salmon-Trout-Coarse/Freshwater/...
**Please Note:** This dataset has now been updated and republished. We recommend that you use the newly released dataset on https://doi.org/10.7489/12202-9 This dataset and associated Shiny App was developed to allow users to visualise quality...
These datasets provide fishing effort and landings data (tonnage and value) by ICES rectangles (geographic areas).
Sampling of individual salmon upon their return to fresh water to spawn collects information on the size, sex and age of the fish. This information feeds directly into the stock assessments used for national and international management of...
Scotland is a globally important population centre for both harbour (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). Up-to-date estimates of at-sea distribution are an important resource for marine spatial planning, particularly given the...
The Girnock and Baddoch catchments are long-term monitoring sites where the population dynamics of spring salmon have been assessed since 1966 and 1988 respectively. These long-term monitoring sites consist of a pair of fixed traps designed to...