Publication - Consultation paper

Salmon fishing: proposed conservation statuses for 2027 season

Published: 5 August 2026
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries

Seeking your views on the proposed conservation statuses for the 2027 salmon fishing season. Submit your views by 4 September 2026.

Closed
This consultation closed 5 September 2026.

View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.

Supporting documents

Conservation Status: Add to Cree

The River Leven (Dunbartonshire), assessed as being in moderate conservation status, is awarded poor conservation status to reflect the lower status of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in the catchment – Endrick Water SAC.

District	River Name	Outflow point	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027 - Proposed	Change
Add	River Add	NR 8049 9248	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Ailort (Aylort)	River Ailort	NM 7649 8202	M	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Aline	River Aline	NM 6976 4751	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Alness	Alness River	NH 6586 6803	M	M	M	M	M	Moderate	No change
Alness	Balnagowan River	NH 7797 7299	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Alness	River Glass	NH 6278 6561	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Annan	River Annan	NY 1904 6454	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Applecross	River Applecross	NG 7146 4548	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Arnisdale	River Arnisdale	NG 8499 0935	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Awe	River Awe	NN 0127 3273	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Awe	River Etive	NN 1162 4537	M	M	M	M	P	Moderate	Improved
Ayr	River Ayr	NS 3282 2274	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Baa	Coladoir and Leidle - Coladoir River	NM 5421 2886	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Baa	Coladoir and Leidle - Leidle River	NM 5187 2644	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Baa	River Ba	NM 5372 4109	G	G	G	G	G	Good	No change
Baa	River Bellart	NM 4299 5175	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Badachro	Kerry and Badachro group - Badachro River	NG 7826 7375	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Badachro	Kerry and Badachro group - River Kerry	NG 8122 7388	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Balgay	Balgy River	NG 8476 5465	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Beauly	River Beauly	NH 5537 4816	G	G	G	G	G	Moderate	Declined
Berriedale	Berriedale and Langwell Waters SAC	ND 1202 2248	G	G	G	G	G	Moderate	Declined
Bervie	Bervie Water	NO 8356 7253	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Bladnoch (Bladenoch)	River Bladnoch SAC	NX 4407 5482	M	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Broom	River Broom	NH 1765 8511	G	G	G	G	G	Moderate	Declined
Brora	River Brora	NC 9099 0384	G	G	G	G	G	Good	No change
Brora	River Loth	NC 9537 0980	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Carradale	Carradale Water	NR 8023 3722	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Carradale	Glenlussa Water	NR 7652 2552	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Carron	River Carron (Strathcarron)	NG 9339 4138	M	M	M	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	East Harris - Abhainn Leac a' Li	NG 1256 9290	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	East Harris - Abhainn na Ciste	NG 0745 8753	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	East Harris - Loch Creavat system	NG 1183 9286	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	East Harris - Loch Flodabay system	NG 0996 8893	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	East Harris - Loch Huamavat system	NG 0821 8764	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	East Harris - Loch Manias system	NG 1001 8940	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	Laxadale Lochs	NG 1815 9952	M	M	M	M	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	Scaladale and Vigadale - River Scaladale	NB 1900 1029	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clayburn	Scaladale and Vigadale - River Vigadale	NB 1892 1150	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clyde and Leven	Endrick Water SAC	NS 4262 8957	M	M	M	P	P	Poor	No change
Clyde and Leven	River Clyde	NS 4615 7250	M	P	P	P	M	Poor	Declined
Clyde and Leven	River Goil	NN 1959 0147	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Clyde and Leven	River Leven (Dunbartonshire)	NS 3951 7423	M	M	M	P	P	Poor	No change
Conon	River Conon	NH 5616 5788	G	G	G	G	G	Good	No change
Cree	River Cree	NX 4654 5812	G	G	G	G	G	Good	No change

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Conservation Status: Add to Cree

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