Atlantic salmon : planning for the future : the proceedings of the Third International Atlantic Salmon Symposium, held in Biarritz, France, 21-23 October, 1986

At present fishing for salmon in Norwegian home water is carried out with drift nets, bag nets, bend nets, lift nets and stake nets in the sea, and mainly by rods in the rivers. Catch statistics have been collected since 1876, but reliability of the statistics is questionable. The rates of exploitation on many Norwegian salmon stocks are very high, and data are presented and discussed for River Laerdal, River Eira and River Imsa stocks. As a result of this heavy exploitation with nets, the frequency of net-marked salmon entering rivers is high especially for griIse, although most net-marked salmon are only slightly damaged. It is suggested that mortality of salmon that are net-damaged hear or in brackish water is relatively small compared with salmon that escape from nets on the high seas. Some possible effects of selective fishing are also discussed. 159 Status of Exploitation of Atlantic Salmon in Norway REFERENCES Anon. (l985a) Salmon and sea trout fisheries 1984. Central Bureau of Statistics of Norway, Oslo - Kongsvinger, 96 pp. (in Norwegian with English summary) Anon. (I985b) Report of meeting of working group on North Atlantic salmon. ICES C. M. 1985/ Assess, 11, 67 pp. Angelsen, K. K. and Holm, M. (I978) Rapport om garnforslllk med laks, Fisk og Fiskestell, . ; 15-17. (in Norwegian) Berg, M. , Abrahamsen, B. and Berg, O. K. (I986) Spawning of injured compared to uninjured female Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, l. Front Matter....Pages I-XVII International Cooperation Through NASCO....Pages 1-11 The Community’s Approach to International Salmon Management....Pages 12-20 The North American Viewpoint....Pages 21-28 Exploitation of the Resource in France....Pages 29-68 The Status of Exploitation of Salmon in England and Wales....Pages 69-90 Status of Exploitation of Atalantic Salmon in Salmon in Scotland....Pages 91-116 Harvest and Recent Management of Atlantic Salmom in Canada....Pages 117-142 Status of Exploitation of Atlantic Salmon in Norway....Pages 143-161 Exploitation of Atlantic Salmon in Iceland....Pages 162-178 The Atlantic Salmon in the Rivers of Spain with Particular Reference to Cantabria....Pages 179-209 The Atlantic Salmon Asturias, Spain: Analysis of Catches, 1985–86. Inventory of Juvenile Densities....Pages 210-227 Exploitation of Salmon in Ireland....Pages 228-234 Catch Records — Facts Or Myths?....Pages 235-255 Relating Catch Records to Stocks....Pages 256-274 The Use of Leslie Matrices to Assess the Salmon Population of the River Corrib....Pages 275-300 Relationship Between Atlantic Salmon Smolts and Adults in Canadian Rivers....Pages 301-324 Measurement of Atlantic Salmon Spawning Escapement....Pages 325-344 Stock Enhancement of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar L.)....Pages 345-372 Salmon Enhancement: Stock Discreteness and Choice of Material for Stocking....Pages 373-388 Atlantic Salmon in Extensive French River System: Theb Loire-Allier....Pages 389-399 The Restoration of the Jacques-Cartier: A Major Challenge and A Collective Pride....Pages 400-414 Atlantic Salmon Restoration in the the Connecticut River....Pages 415-426 The Angler’s Point of View....Pages 427-437 Exploitation And Migration of Salmon on the High Seas, In Relation to Greenland....Pages 438-457 Exploitation and Migration of Salmon in Faroese Waters....Pages 458-482 Ocean Life of Aatlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L.) in The Northwest Atlantic....Pages 483-511 Future Investigations on the Ocean Life of Salmon....Pages 512-523 The Impact of Illegal Fishing on Salmon Stocks in the Foyle Area....Pages 524-534 The Indian Atlantic Salmon Fishery On The Restigouche River: Illegal Fishing or Aboriginal Right?....Pages 535-556 Illegal Net Fishing for Salmon in Norway....Pages 557-562 Stewards of the Salmon....Pages 563-568 Summary and Recommendations....Pages 569-577 Back Matter....Pages 578-589 The Atlantic Salmon is a fish of major interest to fish biologists and the fisheries industries of countries bordering the North Atlantic. This book presents a review of the Atlantic Salmon, its biology, management and conservation.