Salmon: Catches by Rod and Line (Hansard, 12 December 2001)

HL Deb 12 December 2001 vol 629 c215WA 215WA

§ Lord Mason of Barnsley
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many salmon have been caught by rod and line in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years. [HL1822]

§ Lord Whitty
The figures for salmon catch by rod and line in each of the past five years are as follows:

England and Wales Scotland Total*

2000 17,596 65,721 83,317

1999 12,505 52,533 65,038

1998 17,109 73,146 90,255

1997 13,047 60,683 73,730

1996 17,444 69,578 87,022

*No data are available for Northern Ireland.
(NB The figures include salmon caught and released as well as those caught and retained.)

	England and Wales	Scotland	Total*
2000	17,596	65,721	83,317
1999	12,505	52,533	65,038
1998	17,109	73,146	90,255
1997	13,047	60,683	73,730
1996	17,444	69,578	87,022