§ 21. Sir Hector Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the drop in salmon, grilse and sea trout catches by rod and net over the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. YoungerThe catch statistics for Scotland (including the whole of the Tweed) for the years 1953 to 1982 are as follows. The figures show significant variations from year to year.
Annual numbers of salmon, grilse and sea trout caught by rod and net during the period 1953 to 1982 Year Rod Net Salmon Grilse Sea Trout Salmon Grilse Sea Trout 1953 43,720 6,383 45,754 167,492 134,638 107,649 1954 54,289 4,872 52,888 200,646 111,342 124,062 1955 46,492 4,147 37,999 207,125 130,993 158,676 1956 48,463 7,686 56,564 151,187 108,124 126,105 1957 64,461 9,645 59,951 155,164 185,589 166,358 1958 61,487 9,462 59,819 162,535 190,063 146,832 1959 47,435 3,605 47,466 221,766 111,453 190,189 1960 54,886 6,458 46,535 149,584 187,061 170,933 1961 48,223 6,720 41,497 130,340 148,853 170,991 1962 61,527 10,602 56,672 151,047 269,758 222,286 1963 72,167 9,239 54,550 199,556 160,021 171,190 1964 68,952 13,005 60,384 198,891 269,677 198,708 1965 68,536 9,693 70,581 157,019 203,468 217,750 1966 63,145 8,719 75,417 160,591 205,548 169,610 1967 62,977 14,819 62,851 198,550 328,344 246,003 1968 45,778 6,838 41,451 169,023 212,443 165,476 1969 43,628 8,441 37,803 168,377 341,812 116,708 1970 49,077 13,752 42,684 119,364 226,843 131,866 1971 41,447 8,078 40,875 120,154 254,082 116,541 1972 52,895 6,751 37,744 165,128 244,714 113,175 1973 58,534 7,772 35,273 179,386 285,318 105,997 1974 50,344 9,576 39,843 138,013 279,840 118,942 1975 61,021 7,231 35,719 146,957 215,133 97,634 1976 40,855 7,819 35,336 73,727 180,673 90,114 1977 55,783 8,784 32,079 83,204 185,480 83,804 1978 66,126 11,270 30,511 96,828 193,200 93,555 1979 65,921 15,244 39,512 66,588 171,922 102,518 1980 59,337 11,167 39,716 113,251 110,274 145,029 1981 51,006 12,287 45,736 123,715 138,451 160,580 1982 47,915 16,839 33,695 80,327 191,222 122,312