The Tyne is now the best salmon river in England and has shown very good growth since almost dying as a salmon river in the 1950s due to industrial and household pollution of its estuary.
Salmon rod catch
[TABLE="head"]2000|2001| 2002| 2003 |2004| 2005| 2006 |2007 |2008 |2009 |10 year average
2,297 |2,513|2,585|2,163|4,122|3,591|3,795| 3,091 |3,389 |2,986| 3,053[/TABLE]
How does the Tyne compare to its neighbouring rivers?
This chart plots salmon rod catch trends on the three main North East England salmon rivers.
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Salmon rod catch
[TABLE="head"]2000|2001| 2002| 2003 |2004| 2005| 2006 |2007 |2008 |2009 |10 year average
2,297 |2,513|2,585|2,163|4,122|3,591|3,795| 3,091 |3,389 |2,986| 3,053[/TABLE]
How does the Tyne compare to its neighbouring rivers?
This chart plots salmon rod catch trends on the three main North East England salmon rivers.