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Publication - Progress report

Wild Salmon Strategy Implementation Plan: annual progress report 2025

Published
14 October 2026
From
Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands, +4 more … Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Director of Environment and Forestry, Director of Marine
Directorate
Marine Directorate, +3 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, Environment and Forestry Directorate, Offshore Wind Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Communities and third sector, Economy, +6 more … Energy, Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Law and order, Marine and fisheries, Public sector
ISBN
9781807753849

The third annual progress report under the Scottish wild salmon strategy implementation plan covering progress in 2025.

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Theme 4: Making a positive contribution through international collaborations (8 actions)

Dashboard Snapshot

7 continuous management actions (i.e. no identified end point)

* 1 action in progress but behind the schedule originally envisaged in the Implementation Plan

Headline Impact

  • Active participation in NASCO, ICES and OSPAR international processes

Key Achievements

  • Scottish Government contribution, through the UK delegation, to international stock management agreements and NASCO guidelines on stock rebuilding and gene banking
  • Participation in launch of interactive global salmon atlas
  • Partnership working to develop actions for new reporting cycle (2026–2032)

Scotland continues to play a key role in international salmon conservation through its contributions to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO), the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), and the Commission of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR).

In 2025, Scottish Government officials (as part of the UK Delegation) and Non-Governmental Organisations, including Delivery Group members, Fisheries Management Scotland and Atlantic Salmon Trust (as accredited observers), participated in the 42nd Annual Meeting of NASCO in Cardiff, Wales.

Agreements were made to maintain management measures for the West Greenland and the Faroes salmon fisheries and new guidelines on stock rebuilding and gene banking were agreed, to help understand the appropriateness of techniques and how to maximise effectiveness. The Wild Atlantic Salmon Atlas, an interactive online map showing information on the status of Atlantic salmon across the North Atlantic was launched and the Scottish Government provided examples of successful actions in a paper for a Special Session sharing progress.

In preparation for NASCO’s new Reporting Cycle (2026-2032), the Scottish Government committed to setting out actions to address stressors facing wild salmon and engaged with the Delivery Group to progress this commitment.

Contact

Email: SalmonandRecreationalFisheries@gov.scot

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