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SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Salmon migration and life cycle
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.nature.scot/plants-animals-and-fungi/fish/freshwater-fish/atlantic-salmon" target="_blank">https://www.nature.scot/plants-animals-and-fungi/fish/freshwater-fish/atlantic-salmon</a> [access...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - River flow rate
High enough flow needed to re-distribute young fish. Sustained low flow may lead to high fish density and greater competition, predation, spread of diseases and territorial aggression.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Types of salmon fishing in Scotland
Types of salmon fishing in Scotland
Salmon fishing in Scotland falls into three main categories:
Rod and line fishing: this takes place within rivers by recreational anglers1Marine Scotland. (2019).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Status of other wild fishes in Scotland
Retrieved from <a href="https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marine-environment/species/fish/freshwater/eel" target="_blank">https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marine-environment/species/fish/freshwater/eel</a> [accessed 18 June 2019] Fishing for eels is now illegal without a license under the Freshwater Fish Conservation (Prohibition on Fishing for Eels) (Scotland) Regulations 20086The Freshwater Fish Conservation (Prohibition on Fishing for Eels) (Scotland) Regulations 2008. (2008).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Invasive non-native species
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.sfca.co.uk/go-fishing/know-your-fish/ruffe/" target="_blank">https://www.sfca.co.uk/go-fishing/know-your-fish/ruffe/</a> [accessed 26 June 2019] but there appears to be little research on ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Otters and American minks
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.nature.scot/plants-animals-and-fungi/fish/freshwater-fish/atlantic-salmon" target="_blank">https://www.nature.scot/plants-animals-and-fungi/fish/freshwater-fish/atlantic-salmon</a> [access...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Conservation assessment methods
Step 1: Converting rod catch to numbers of returning adult salmon
A basic model is created to calculate what percentage of salmon which are caught by anglers. On rivers which have fish counters (automatic devices measuring the number of fish passing along a river), the number of fish counted can be compared to the number of fish caught by anglers further upstream.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Other fish
Other fish
Outgoing smolts reaching the marine phase of their migration may be predated on by other fish including returning adult salmon, cod, saithe, sea trout and eels1Cairns, D.K. (2016).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Suspended solids
A review of the potential effects of suspended sediment on fishes: potential dredging-related physiological, behavioral, and transgenerational implications.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon
However, these catches should be viewed alongside net fishing effort (below) as the amount of fishing will be largely driven by the amount of fishing which takes place.
