1、Scottish salmon and sea trout fishery statistics 2023 Official StatisticsMay 2024 1 Contents Key Points Salmon.2 Key Points Sea trout.2 Introduction.3 An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.3 Salmon Fishery Regulations.3 Salmon Rod Fishery.4 Stock Components.4 Catch and release.5 Salmon Net
2、 Fishery.7 Salmon Catch by Fishing Method.7 Farmed Salmon.7 Sea Trout Rod Fishery.8 Catch and release.8 Sea Trout Net Fishery.10 Sea Trout catch by Fishing Method.12 Supplementary Tables.13 Glossary.14 Data and Methodology.16 How to access source data.16 Methodology.16 Crown copyright.16 Tell us wha
3、t you think.17 Feedback survey.17 Enquiries.17 Join our mailing list.17 Future publications.17 2 Key Points Salmon Overall,the number of Atlantic salmon caught by Scottish fisheries in 2023 was fewer than the previous year.The total reported rod catch of wild salmon for 2023 is 32,477,the lowest sin
4、ce records began in 1952.This is a decrease of 24%compared to 2022,and 77%of the previous five-year average.Catch and release in 2023 accounted for 96%of the total rod catch and 99%of the rod-caught spring multi sea-winter fish(taken before 1 May).Reported spring catch in 2023 is 2,366.This is a dec
5、rease of 35%on the 2022 season and was 89%of the previous five-year average.Reported retained catch for the net fisheries was among the lowest recorded since 1952.Released net-caught fish were reported for the first time in 2021.A total of 48 fish were reported as being of farmed origin,representing
6、 0.15%of the total catch,by all methods,in 2023.Key Points Sea trout Overall,including all methods,the number of sea trout caught by Scottish fisheries in 2023 was fewer than the previous year.The total reported rod catch of sea trout for 2023 is 14,823,the fifth lowest since 1952.This is an increas