FIGURE 10
Atlantic salmon caught in the Miramichi River in Canada.
Atlantic salmon caught in the Miramichi River in Canada.
CATCH DATA
TABLES 3 and 4 (12)
These tables show the reported catch of atlantic salmon from 1960-2014 by country. The majority of the catch came from Canada, Norway, Ireland, and Scotland. Since the there is a moratorium on the atlantic salmon in the US, the catch data for the fish is miniscule and virtually non existent. The tables show how catches increased from around 7,000 annually in the 60s to up to 12,670 in 1973. After 1980, the total catches decreased from 10,127 to 2,912 in 2000. After that, the number of catches has been steady around 1,500 catches annually. This shows the decrease in atlantic salmon populations over the last several decades. The rise and fall of the catch data for each individual country mimics that of the total catch. There could be multiple reasons for the decline of catch data. First of all, fishermen could have overfished atlantic salmon populations. Unfortunately, this table does not include CPUE, so it is not known exactly how well this data mirrors the decline of global populations. Overfishing could definitely be a factor, but so can salmon caught as bycatch, and increased pollution in rivers and estuaries. The decline in catch could also be attributed to the growing popularity of farmed salmon, which is cheaper to produce than catching wild salmon.
These tables show the reported catch of atlantic salmon from 1960-2014 by country. The majority of the catch came from Canada, Norway, Ireland, and Scotland. Since the there is a moratorium on the atlantic salmon in the US, the catch data for the fish is miniscule and virtually non existent. The tables show how catches increased from around 7,000 annually in the 60s to up to 12,670 in 1973. After 1980, the total catches decreased from 10,127 to 2,912 in 2000. After that, the number of catches has been steady around 1,500 catches annually. This shows the decrease in atlantic salmon populations over the last several decades. The rise and fall of the catch data for each individual country mimics that of the total catch. There could be multiple reasons for the decline of catch data. First of all, fishermen could have overfished atlantic salmon populations. Unfortunately, this table does not include CPUE, so it is not known exactly how well this data mirrors the decline of global populations. Overfishing could definitely be a factor, but so can salmon caught as bycatch, and increased pollution in rivers and estuaries. The decline in catch could also be attributed to the growing popularity of farmed salmon, which is cheaper to produce than catching wild salmon.
TABLE 5 (12)
This table shows the production of farmed salmon by country from 1980-2014. Norway, Ireland, Canada, and the UK were the first to experiment with atlantic salmon farming. As production got higher more countries started to invest who were not producing the fish in the Atlantic. These countries include Chile, Western Canada, and the US. In the last three years there have been over 2 million fish produced each year, and those numbers increase every year. Norway is the top producer of farmed atlantic salmon, with a mean of 1,053,775 fish in the last four years. The remarkable increase of farmed atlantic salmon produced since 1980 shows tremendous hope for the future of wild populations. If countries can farm these fish cheaper than they can catch wild salmon, there will be less fishing pressure on atlantic salmon going forward.
This table shows the production of farmed salmon by country from 1980-2014. Norway, Ireland, Canada, and the UK were the first to experiment with atlantic salmon farming. As production got higher more countries started to invest who were not producing the fish in the Atlantic. These countries include Chile, Western Canada, and the US. In the last three years there have been over 2 million fish produced each year, and those numbers increase every year. Norway is the top producer of farmed atlantic salmon, with a mean of 1,053,775 fish in the last four years. The remarkable increase of farmed atlantic salmon produced since 1980 shows tremendous hope for the future of wild populations. If countries can farm these fish cheaper than they can catch wild salmon, there will be less fishing pressure on atlantic salmon going forward.