Anglers in Wales called on to release all salmon

Anglers in Wales are being asked to help conserve fish stocks by releasing all the salmon they catch this year.

Natural Resources Wales has made the request as the number of salmon in Welsh rivers continues to give cause for serious concern.

Fish stocks in 23 salmon rivers and 33 sea trout rivers are assessed annually in Wales and placed in categories according to their risk of failing to achieve important stock targets.

The assessments for 2016 show that all but two of the 23 salmon rivers are failing to reach their management target and are either ‘at risk’ or ‘probably at risk’.