Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

16,731Records since 2000

AugustPeak month

72Counties with records

Near ThreatenedIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2,554

Feb27

Mar44

Apr81

May151

Jun970

Jul3,902

Aug4,244

Sep3,556

Oct731

Nov81

Dec58

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Powys	Wales	3,216
2	Carmarthenshire	Wales	1,247
3	Gwynedd	Wales	1,158
4	Cumbria	England	1,023
5	Dorset	England	946
6	Ceredigion	Wales	729
7	Devon	England	725
8	Pembrokeshire	Wales	507
9	Conwy	Wales	465
10	Denbighshire	Wales	433
11	Cornwall	England	430
12	North Yorkshire	England	258
13	Wrexham	Wales	216
14	Scottish Borders	Scotland	209
15	Somerset	England	158

7,250 England556 Scotland8,787 Wales93 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 72 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 16,731
Peak month: August
Counties with records: 72
IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
Scientific name: Salmo salar
Also known as: Salmon
Group: Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 16,649
Most recorded in: Powys, Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Cumbria, Dorset, Ceredigion, Devon, Pembrokeshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Cornwall, North Yorkshire +11
Conservation designations: Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, Global Red List (JNCC), OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Name with authority: Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 29