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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

number (thousand)

weight (tonnes)

number (thousand)

weight (tonnes)

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.

 

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