Scottish Government

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Chairman's Introduction

Executive Summary

1 Introduction
1.1 The Formation of the Scottish Mixed Stock Salmon Fisheries Working Group
1.2 Terms of Reference, Aims and Objectives
1.3 Membership of the Scottish Mixed Stock Salmon Fisheries Working Group
1.4 Working Methodology
1.5 The Key Issue
1.6 Definition of Mixed Stock Fisheries

2 Fish and Fisheries
2.1 The Fish
2.2 Types of Fishing for Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout
2.3 Locations of Types of Salmon Fisheries
2.4 Locations of Types of Sea Trout Fisheries
2.5 Present Scientific Evidence on Mixed Stock Fisheries
2.6 Mixed Stock and Single Stock Fisheries
2.7 Status of the Atlantic Salmon Stocks
2.8 Status of the Sea Trout Stocks in Scotland
2.9 Science and Monitoring

3 Conservation, Regulatory Framework, Ownership and Management
3.1 Introduction
3.2 International: The North Atlantic Salmon Convention
3.3 International: ICES
3.4 The European Union
3.5 Policy, Practices and Trends in Other Countries
3.6 Salmon Fisheries Management in England and Wales
3.7 Fisheries in Scotland
3.8 Quality Standards, Regulation and Enforcement

4 Economic and Social Aspects of the Fisheries
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Available Information
4.3 The Market
4.4 Difficulty in Reaching Conclusions
4.5 Conservation
4.6 Shared Burdens
4.7 Finances of Netting Businesses
4.8 Impact on the Angling Sector

5 Assessment of Evidence and Future Options
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary of Evidence Presented
5.3 Mixed Stock Fisheries
5.4 The Case for Action

6 Proposed Strategy
6.1 Key Principles
6.2 Recommendations on Information and Research
6.3 Ensuring Effective Management
6.4 Decision-Making Approach
6.5 Recommendations on Short Term Conservation Measures
6.6 Summary of Recommendations

Annex 1 Scottish Non-Statutory Stakeholder Groups
Annex 2 List of Written Submissions to the MSFWG
Annex 3 Extracts from MSSSAC Paper ( MSFWG0910)
Annex 4 Glossary of Terms
Annex 5 SAC Rivers
Annex 6 Scottish Fisheries Management
Annex 7 Notes on the Use of the Assessment of Abundance Flowchart
Annex 8 Current GSI Projects