| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 9B3 Scottish salmon and sea trout catches1, 1994, 19952,3 and 19964 |
| Method of catching | Salmon and grilse |
Sea trout |
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number (thousand) |
weight (tonnes) |
number (thousand) |
weight (tonnes) |
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1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
|
| Total | 183.4 |
167.9 |
123.9 |
644 |
586.4 |
425.4 |
56.5 |
56.1 |
49.7 |
55.6 |
58.0 |
50.2 |
| Rod and line | 76.8 |
74 |
59.2 |
286.7 |
281.8 |
218 |
29.2 |
31.4 |
32.7 |
25.4 |
27.2 |
28.6 |
| Net and cable | 30.1 |
31.5 |
22.2 |
109.3 |
104.4 |
78.8 |
17.7 |
13.3 |
10.7 |
20.8 |
18.5 |
14.0 |
| Fixed engine | 76.4 |
62.4 |
42.5 |
248.1 |
200.3 |
128.7 |
9.6 |
11.4 |
6.2 |
9.5 |
12.3 |
7.7 |
Source: SOAEFD |
| 1 Fish caught and retained. 2 Figures may not sum due to rounding. 3 In addition, 12,133 salmon and grilse and 4,456 sea trout, weighing 47.3 tonnes and 2.8 tonnes respectively, were caught and released by the rod and line fishery. 4 In addition, 10,049 salmon and grilse and 6,317 sea trout weighing 42.6 tonnes and 3.4 tonnes respectively were caught and released by the rod and line fishery. |