We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing experience.

Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. To only allow the cookies that make the site work, click 'Use essential cookies only.' Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies.

Set cookie preferences

Your cookie preferences have been saved. You can change your cookie settings at any time.

Publication - Research and analysis

National Electrofishing Programme for Scotland (NEPS) 2023: status of juvenile Atlantic salmon and brown trout populations

Published
11 June 2025
From
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, +2 more … Director of Marine, Director-General Net Zero
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Marine and fisheries
ISBN
9781836916116

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.

View supporting documents Supporting documents

Appendix 5

Maps showing spatio-temporal variability in multi-pass electrofishing data from the Tweed. Data from 1997-2017 were collated for previous analyses (Malcolm et al., 2018). Recent data were obtained under NEPS 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023.

Site wise mean densities of salmon fry and parr at electrofishing sites in the Tweed over time

Contact

Email: neps@gov.scot

Back to top