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National Electrofishing Programme for Scotland (NEPS) 2023: status of juvenile Atlantic salmon and brown trout populations
The National Electrofishing Programme for Scotland (NEPS) is a statistical survey of freshwater fish populations and the pressures affecting them in Scotland, particularly water quality and genetic introgression. This report presents the latest analysis including data from 2023.
Appendix 1
NEPS Strata Look-up Table
| Strata_2023 | Strata_2021 | Strata_2018_19 | SAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annan | Annan | Annan | Not SAC |
| Argyll | Argyll | Argyll | Not SAC |
| Ayrshire | Ayrshire | Ayrshire | Not SAC |
| Beauly | Beauly | Beauly | Not SAC |
| Brora | Brora | Brora_Helmsdale | Not SAC |
| Caithness | Caithness | Caithness | Not SAC |
| Caithness_BerriLang_SAC | Caithness | Caithness | Berriedale_and_Langwell_Waters |
| Caithness_Thurso_SAC | Caithness | Caithness | River_Thurso |
| Clyde | Clyde | Clyde | Not SAC |
| Conon | Conon | Conon | Not SAC |
| Dee | Dee | Dee | River_Dee |
| Dee_Baddoch | Dee | Dee | River_Dee |
| Dee_Girnock | Dee | Dee | River_Dee |
| Deveron | Deveron | Deveron | Not SAC |
| Don | Don | Don | Not SAC |
| Esk | Esk | Esk | Not SAC |
| Esk_South_SAC | Esk | Esk | River_South_Esk |
| Forth | ForthTeithAllan | Forth | Not SAC |
| Forth_DLCAAETAboveBarriers2021 | DLCAAETBelowBarriers2021 | Forth | Not SAC |
| Forth_DLCAAETBelowBarriers2021 | DLCAAETAboveBarriers2021 | Not_In_18_19 | Not SAC |
| Forth_Teith_SAC | ForthTeithAllan | Forth | River_Teith |
| Galloway | Galloway | Galloway | |
| Galloway_Blad_SAC | Galloway | Galloway | River_Bladnoch |
| Helmsdale | Helmsdale | Brora_Helmsdale | Not SAC |
| KyleSutherland | KyleSutherland | Kyle_Sutherland | Not SAC |
| KyleSutherland_Oykel_SAC | KyleSutherland | Kyle_Sutherland | River_Oykel |
| KyleSutherland_ShinDam | Shin | Not_In_18_19 | Not SAC |
| Lochaber | Lochaber | Lochaber | Not SAC |
| Lomond | Lomond | Clyde | Not SAC |
| Lomond_Endrick_SAC | Lomond | Clyde | Endrick_Water |
| NairnFindhornLossie | NairnFindhornLossie | Nairn_Findhorn_Lossie | Not SAC |
| Ness | Ness | Ness | Not SAC |
| Ness_Moriston_SAC | Ness | Ness | River_Moriston |
| Nith | Nith | Nith | Not SAC |
| Northern | Northern | Northern | Not SAC |
| Northern_Borgie_SAC | Northern | Northern | River_Borgie |
| Northern_NavMall_SAC | Northern | Northern | River_Naver_and_Mallart_Water |
| OuterHebrides | OuterHebrides | OuterHebrides | Not SAC |
| OuterHebrides_Lang_SAC | OuterHebrides | OuterHebrides | Langavet |
| OuterHebrides_NHarris_SAC | OuterHebrides | OuterHebrides | North_Harris |
| SkyeLochalsh | SkyeLochalsh | WesterRoss_Skye | Not SAC |
| Spey | Spey | Spey | River_Spey |
| Spey_Dam | SpeyDam | Not_In_18_19 | Not SAC |
| Tay | Tay | Tay | River_Tay |
| Tay_Earn | Tay | Tay | River_Tay |
| Tay_Eden | Tay | Tay | River_Tay |
| Tweed | Tweed | Tweed | River_Tweed |
| Tweed_Gala | Tweed | Tweed | River_Tweed |
| Ugie | Ugie | Ugie | Not SAC |
| WesterRoss | WesterRoss | WesterRoss_Skye | Not SAC |
| WesterRoss_Gruin_SAC | WesterRoss | WesterRoss_Skye | Little_Gruinard_River |
| WestSutherland | WestSutherland | West_Sutherland | Not SAC |
| WestSutherland_Laxford | WestSutherland | West_Sutherland | Not SAC |
| Ythan | Ythan | Ugie | Not SAC |
Contact
Email: neps@gov.scot