Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12515 eng dataset Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 marinescotland@gov.scot pointOfContact 2024-04-23 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Version 2.3.7 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP Salmon and sea trout fishery statistics: 1997 to 2023 - annual return of forms 2024-05-15 publication Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12515 The catch form return time series runs from 1997 to the most recently published season. The annual return of forms across all Scotland is provided as the number of forms issued, together with the numbers of forms returned reporting catch or effort (identified as "Data" returns) and the numbers of Nil returns. The annual return rate of forms is indicated as the sum of "Data" and "Nil" returns expressed as a percentage of the total number of forms issued. Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot pointOfContact Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot custodian Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) +44 (0)300 244 4000 Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot distributor Marine Scotland +44 (0)300 244 4000 1B South, Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ United Kingdom marinescotland@gov.scot originator Annually Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Fish and shellfish catch statistics SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-12-12 revision The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from the Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. otherRestrictions no limitations to public access 200.00 eng biota -7.976074 -0.5053711 54.45527 60.9821 SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision The correct value is not known to, and not computable by, the sender of this data. However, a correct value probably exists. 1997-01-01 2023-12-31 https://doi.org/10.7489/12515-1 download dataset Catch data is collected annually at the end of each season from salmon fishery proprietors, occupiers or their agents. Statistics for a given season are usually published in the following May. Historical data will be updated each May with the publication of the following year’s data.