Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 5 Number 18: Depth use and movements of homing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Scottish coastal waters in relation to marine renewable energy development

Report describing the depth use of homing Atlantic salmon caught and released on the north coast of Scotland, recorded over 1-20 days using pop-up satellite telemetry during the summers of 2013 and 2014.


Acknowledgements

We would like to thank James and Neil Mackay of Armadale Salmon Fishing, and their crew, for catching the salmon and allowing our use of their boats. We also thank Jason Henry for field assistance, Julian MacLean for preparatory work and John Gilbey for comments on an earlier version of this report and for production of the map. This study was funded by Scottish Government, with additional funding for 21 of the tags deployed in 2014 provided by The Crown Estate.

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