CEFASa0d60a51-1227-44dd-b5fc-17da2970fb86 English dataset Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk pointOfContact 2026-09-17T01:12:26 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-01-07 revision WGS 84 England and Wales salmon fisheries: final statistics 2025 2026-09-15 publication 2026-09-17 revision 2026-07-28 creation CEFAS22500 https://data.cefas.co.uk Final data from England and Wales on the status of salmon stocks and fisheries for the 2025 season. The dataset includes historical time-series data extending back to 1971. These national-level data are provided by the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales. Further information on the methods used to compile and assess these data is available in `Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries in England and Wales`_. .. _`assessment of salmon stocks and fisheries in england and wales`: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b818fcd723ba6f74dba935/SalmonReport-2024-background.pdf Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk originator Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk custodian Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT UK data.manager@cefas.co.uk distributor Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk owner Environment Agency enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk owner Natural Resources Wales (NRW) enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk owner notPlanned Freshwater fisheries GEMET, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Fisheries SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Fish and shellfish catch statistics SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary 2011-03-25 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Unknown SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2010-05-18 revision Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication data.gov.uk MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 publication otherRestrictions noLimitations otherRestrictions Publicly available data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 ( `https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/`_ ) – Please note the applicable attribution statement is as follows: ‘includes Crown copyright, Cefas 2026' .. _`https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/`: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ English biota 1.73881 1.74086 52.4581 52.4595 1971-01-01 2025-12-31 Binary Delimited Geographic Information System https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/22500 Cefas Data Portal download The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: Binary download, CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols. dataset INSPIRE Data Specification on Species Distribution – Technical Guidelines 2013-12-10 publication false See the referenced specification Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication true See the referenced specification The annual assessment of salmon stocks and fisheries is undertaken to fulfil national and international reporting obligations. Provisional data are collated and analysed each year in time for the annual meeting of the ICES Working Group on North Atlantic Salmon (WGNAS), which normally meets in March, and to support the ICES advice provided ahead of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) in early June. The data presented here are the final validated data for the 2025 season. They incorporate any revisions arising from data validation and quality assurance processes and supersede the provisional dataset previously supplied for ICES WGNAS assessments and NASCO reporting. Net and fixed engine data are typically based on complete returns and are generally subject to little, if any, subsequent revision. Rod catch data, on the other hand, are initially based on returns received up to an agreed cut-off date, usually in early February, and may subsequently be revised to incorporate late returns and final checks. The final dataset reflects all available information following these validation procedures. An account of the methods used to generate and compile these data is provided in `Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries in England and Wales`_. Annex 5 describes how ICES uses these national data in international stock assessments. Commercial coastal fisheries in England and Wales have not targeted or retained salmon since 2020 following the introduction of the National Salmon and Sea Trout Protection Byelaws in 2019. These data have been compiled jointly by staff from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Salmon, Freshwater and Estuarine Fish Team and fisheries personnel from the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales/Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (NRW/CNC). Monitoring and assessment of salmon stocks are funded by Defra and the Welsh Government. Thanks are extended to the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust for providing data relating to the River Frome. .. _`assessment of salmon stocks and fisheries in england and wales`: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b818fcd723ba6f74dba935/SalmonReport-2024-background.pdf MEDIN 3.1.2