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Publication - Advice and guidance

Consultation and application of conservation limits on salmon

Published
22 August 2019
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Part of
Marine and fisheries

Details on the changes to grading of rivers following the assessment of the conservation status of salmon in inland waters in Scotland for the 2020 fishing season.

Conservation of salmon – Assessment and river gradings for the 2020 season

Assessment for the 2020 season
4 page PDF
446.3 kB
Assessment for the 2020 season - River Gradings
9 page PDF
407.0 kB

Guides to Conservation Regulation Methods and Conservation Status - Statutory 28 Day consultation - August 2019

Summary of conservation regulation methods
9 page PDF
377.4 kB
Transportation of egg requirements
10 page PDF
2.7 MB
Estimating abundance of adult salmon
10 page PDF
2.7 MB

The application of conservation limits for Atlantic salmon by region

Clyde Coast
130 page PDF
14.3 MB
East region
93 page PDF
8.9 MB
Moray Firth
89 page PDF
9.5 MB
North East region
66 page PDF
6.6 MB
North region
127 page PDF
14.5 MB
North West Cape Wrath to Kyle of Lochalsh
110 page PDF
13.5 MB
North West Kyle of Lochalsh to Ardnamurchan
80 page PDF
9.4 MB
Outer Hebrides
155 page PDF
17.5 MB
Skye
54 page PDF
6.4 MB
Solway region
55 page PDF
5.8 MB
West region
152 page PDF
17.8 MB

Carcass tagging

Review of Carcass Tagging Scheme
8 page PDF
192.0 kB
Carcass tagging guidance notes
3 page PDF
152.7 kB
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