Impacts of piscivorous birds on salmonid populations and game fisheries in Scotland: a review

• Published in: Wildlife Biology
• Main Authors: Harris, Catriona, Calladine, John R, Wernham, Chris, Park, Kirsty
• Other Authors: Biological and Environmental Sciences, British Trust for Ornithology, University of Stirling, orcid:0000-0001-6080-7197
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nordic Council for Wildlife Research (NKV) 2008
• Subjects: piscivore; salmonid; Fish culture; Salmonidae; Salmon; Trout; Stephenson; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1933; https://doi.org/10.2981/0909-6396-14.4.395; http://www.wildlifebiology.com/Volumes/2008+-+volume+14/4/738/En/; http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/1933/2/WB07-081%20revised%20ms_280408.pdf; http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/1933/1/WB07-081%20revised%20ms_280408.doc

The Scottish populations of salmonids are important both ecologically and economically. Game fisheries for Atlantic salmon, sea trout and brown trout are all highly acclaimed and generate substantial levels of income for Scotland, but many populations are in decline and efforts are being made to ens...