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Temperature requirements of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, brown trout Salmo trutta and Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus: predicting the effects of climate change. Journal of Fish Biology, 77, 1793-1817. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02762.x.
Overfishing
Overfishing, or overexploitation, occurs when fish are caught faster than stocks can be replenished, and can lead to a decline in fish abundance.
The analysis includes salmon, sea and brown trout, grayling and coarse fishing. Since many fisheries involved in the study provided fishing opportunities for multiple species, it is difficult to separate the value of individual species.
Marine energy
Offshore renewable energy developments have been identified by Marine Scotland as having the potential to impact various fish species including Atlantic salmon.
The technical standard for Scottish finfish aquaculture aims to prevent fish escapees, implemented under the Aquaculture & Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013, involving specific instruction for manufacturers3Scottish Government. (2015).