| Table 6.30 Scottish salmon and sea trout catches1, 1994, 19952,3 and 19964 |
| | | | | | | Salmon and grilse | | | | | | | | Sea trout |
| Method of catching | 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 | 74.0 | 59.2 | 286.7 | 281.8 | 218.0 | | 29.2 | | 31.4 | | 32.7 | | | | 25.4 | | 27.2 | | 28.6 |
| Net and coble | | | 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, 10,409 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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