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.

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Closes: 5 September 2026

Supporting documents

Conservation Status: Fincastle to Glenelg

The River Teith Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is assessed as being in moderate conservation status, while the Forth is in poor conservation status. However, the situation is complicated by the overlap between the areas (the Teith SAC extends into the River Forth) and we again propose that we should use the lower of the two statuses for both areas, as we have done in previous years.

No individual river data is held in eight Districts. These remain in poor conservation status for 2027.

District	River Name	Outflow point	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027 - Proposed	Change
Fincastle	Loch Steisavat system	NG 0145 8697	P	P	P	P	M	Moderate	No change
Fincastle	River Laxdale (Harris)	NG 0921 9722	G	G	G	G	G	Good	No change
Fincastle	North Harris SAC - Abhainn Mhiabhaig	NB 0994 0602	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Fincastle	North Harris SAC - Amhuinnsuidhe	NB 0498 0768	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Fincastle	North Harris SAC - Leosavay River	NB 0408 0809	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Findhorn	River Findhorn	NJ 0244 6184	G	G	G	G	G	Good	No change
Fleet (Kirkcudbright)	Water of Fleet	NX 5876 5476	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Fleet (Sutherland)	No individual river data held		No data	No data	No data	No data	No data	No data	No change
Forss	Forss Water	ND 0286 6994	G	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Forth	River Almond	NT 1888 7705	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Forth	River Avon	NS 9559 8111	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Forth	River Carron (Grangemouth)	NS 9310 8280	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Forth	River Devon	NS 8492 9359	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Forth	River Forth	NS 7982 9439	M	M	M	M	M	Poor	Declined
Forth	River Leven (Fife)	NO 3803 0041	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Forth	River Teith SAC	NS 7982 9439	M	M	M	M	M	Poor	Declined
Forth	River Tyne	NT 6246 7926	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Fyne	Cuilarstich Burn	NR 8598 8796	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Fyne	Kinglas Water	NN 1803 1086	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Fyne	River Aray	NN 0982 0905	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Girvan	Water of Girvan	NX 1827 9820	M	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Glenelg	Gleann Beag River	NG 8044 1812	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change
Glenelg	Glenmore River	NG 8119 1987	P	P	P	P	P	Poor	No change

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Mail: SalmonandRecreationalFisheries@gov.scot

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Conservation Status: Fincastle to Glenelg

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