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| New code as salmon season starts | New code as salmon season starts |
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| Anglers on the River Tay are being asked to free every salmon they catch in an effort to conserve stocks. | Anglers on the River Tay are being asked to free every salmon they catch in an effort to conserve stocks. |
| The advice has come from the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board on the opening day of the 2010 angling season. | The advice has come from the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board on the opening day of the 2010 angling season. |
| The board has said that no salmon should be killed before June and afterwards anglers must limit themselves to one male salmon a day. | The board has said that no salmon should be killed before June and afterwards anglers must limit themselves to one male salmon a day. |
| The policy brings the restrictions on the Tay closer to those already in place on the River Dee. | The policy brings the restrictions on the Tay closer to those already in place on the River Dee. |
| On that river 98% of salmon are returned to the water to allow them to continue upstream to spawn. | On that river 98% of salmon are returned to the water to allow them to continue upstream to spawn. |
| James CookScotland correspondent The stunning setting hides a problem. | James CookScotland correspondent The stunning setting hides a problem. |
| That means asking fishermen to put back every salmon they catch from now until the summer. | That means asking fishermen to put back every salmon they catch from now until the summer. |
| But even "catch and release", as it's known, may not help the wild salmon. | But even "catch and release", as it's known, may not help the wild salmon. |
| Efforts to halt salmon decline | Efforts to halt salmon decline |
| The start of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay is always a cause for celebration amongst anglers. | The start of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay is always a cause for celebration amongst anglers. |
| But this year's event has been overshadowed by real concerns about dwindling fish stocks. | But this year's event has been overshadowed by real concerns about dwindling fish stocks. |
| Until now anglers have been asked to follow a voluntary code to release the first salmon they catch each day and to only retain one fish in two. | Until now anglers have been asked to follow a voluntary code to release the first salmon they catch each day and to only retain one fish in two. |
| The Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board believes radical conservation measures are required to let more salmon to return to the river. | The Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board believes radical conservation measures are required to let more salmon to return to the river. |
| A spokesman said: "As catch and release is now well accepted by the majority of anglers fishing the Tay - 75% of spring salmon caught in 2008 were released - the board hopes that all anglers will make the extra effort to help ensure both the salmon and their sport have a sustainable future." | A spokesman said: "As catch and release is now well accepted by the majority of anglers fishing the Tay - 75% of spring salmon caught in 2008 were released - the board hopes that all anglers will make the extra effort to help ensure both the salmon and their sport have a sustainable future." |
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| The opening of the salmon season at the Kenmore Hotel |