Salmon And Grilse

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) salmon and (b) grilse were taken by each type of net in Scottish fisheries in each of the last 10 years; and how many fish were taken by anglers in the same years.

The numbers of fish caught by the methods indicated are as follows:

	Net and Coble		Fixed Engine		Rod and Line
	Salmon	Grilse	Salmon	Grilse	Salmon	Grilse
1983	54,275	82,029	39,725	113,479	51,961	14,109
1984	33,006	68,412	31,077	129,124	43,130	15,543
1985	26,685	55,348	29,522	85,015	58,441	17,649
1986	51,154	68,284	37,801	118,835	59,443	15,742
1987	27,136	56,880	23,792	89,845	53,066	18,060
1988	27,569	52,199	15,914	69,090	68,679	27,809
1989	29,409	63,857	16,139	81,415	58,338	29,669
1990	21,542	28,013	14,102	33,715	52,280	19,366
1991	9,528	21,208	10,529	35,086	45,136	17,314
1992	16,005	28,942	11,810	44,863	55,026	27,871

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) salmon and (b) grilse were taken by each drift net fishery in Scotland in each of the last 10 years; and what was the average weight of each category of such fish.

None. Drift netting for salmon anywhere in Scotland has been illegal since 1962.

Volume 229: debated on Wednesday 21 July 1993