Scottish Coastal Salmon and Sea Trout Fisheries Catch Data, 2011-2016

2011-2016 time series of catch data from active coastal salmon and sea trout net fisheries in Scotland. The data is reported to Marine Scotland Science and includes fishery locations repeated for each year the fishery was active. More information is available from the Scottish Government's salmon and sea trout fishery statistics website.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in salmon and sea trout catches based on the reported annual catch data.
• Mapping the spatial distribution of active coastal net fisheries based on repeated fishery location data.
• Assessing fishery activity levels over time based on the presence of catch reports for each year.

Strengths

• Catch data spans a 6-year period from 2011 to 2016.
• Data is sourced from official government reporting to Marine Scotland Science.
• Fishery locations are provided for each active year, enabling spatiotemporal analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Scottish coastal reporting.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Catch data returned by fisheries to Marine Scotland Science.

Time Range

2011-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:20.276030; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coastal Scotland