There has been extensive media coverage this week, following the publication of the official catch statistics for salmon and sea trout in Scotland. The catches for both species are the lowest on record. Fisheries Management Scotland are now calling on the Scottish Government and regulatory authorities to do everything in their power to safeguard the species, and make salmon conservation a national priority. Fisheries Management Scotland, and our members, appeared on national and regional BBC television and radio and STV news. A summary of the coverage in the national and local press articles is provided below.
BBC Website – Scotland’s wild salmon stocks ‘at lowest ever level’
ITV News – Salmon catches at lowest level on record, says Fisheries Management Scotland
STV News – Scottish salmon ‘at crisis point’, says fisheries board
The Guardian – Scottish wild salmon stocks in crisis, say anglers
Independent – Wild salmon population ‘at crisis point’ with catches in Scotland at lowest level on record
The Telegraph – Wild salmon stocks hit ‘lowest level’ on record after disastrous season on Scotland’s prime rivers
The National – Fisheries Management Scotland appeals for action over salmon stocks
Mail Online – Wild salmon in Scottish rivers have fallen to their lowest levels in history as water quality plunges, figures reveal
The Southern Reporter – River Tweed salmon catch continues to fall
Peeblesshire News – Salmon numbers at crisis point in Tweed and other Scottish rivers
The Press and Journal – River managers on Dee and Spey call for action to halt wild salmon decline
The Times – Wild salmon ‘at crisis point’ after catch falls by 30%
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