Provisional data from England and Wales on salmon stocks and fisheries for the 2024 season, submitted to the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES). The dataset includes updated data for the 2023 season and historical records dating back to 1971. It is provided by the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales.
Use Cases
- Analyze salmon stock status trends based on the multi-decade time series data.
- Model fishery performance based on provisional annual catch and effort data.
- Generate annual reports for international bodies like ICES and NASCO based on the national-level statistics.
- Compare finalized and provisional data for quality control and assessment refinement.
Strengths
- Includes historical records dating back to 1971, providing a long-term perspective.
- Contains provisional data for the 2024 season and updated data for the 2023 season.
- Data is provided by authoritative national agencies (Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales).
Limitations
- Data is provisional; final, more detailed information will be published later.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales
- Collection Method
- Submitted to ICES for international stock assessments.
- Time Range
- 2024 season provisional data, with updates for 2023 and records back to 1971.
- Geography
- England and Wales