Principal Salmon Rivers of England and Wales

There are 49 rivers in England and 31 rivers in Wales that regularly support salmon, although some of the stocks are very small and support minimal catches. Of these, 64 rivers were designated ‘principal salmon rivers’ on the basis of the prospect of annual rod catches of at least 50 fish around the time (~1996) of the development of Salmon Action Plans (SAPs*). These data are recreated from SALMON STOCKS AND FISHERIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES, 2021 figure 1 using the Open River Network. Attributes include if a river has a SAP and if it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in which salmon must be maintained or restored to favourable conservation status (SALMON STOCKS AND FISHERIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES, 2021 Table 1). These data are intended for visualisation only and should not be used for statutory purposes or connectivity modelling. *Salmon Action Plans in Wales are now referred to as ‘Know Your Rivers’ reports.