Rob Evans, from the Environment Agency fisheries, said the main reason for the worrying decline of salmon stocks across Central and Northern Wales was climate change in the north-eastern Atlantic. "Evidence of this is coming in from all countries with Atlantic salmon." He said figures show a marked decline in marine survival for salmon from the end of the 1980s to the present day. ...and if you've ever seen one of these animals jump up a waterfall, you know that they are pretty tenacious and awesome! Very Sad...