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River catch
The statistics provides an overview of river catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory char, whether the fish are slaughtered or caught and released.
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- River catch of salmon, sea trout, migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmonDownload table as ...River catch of salmon, sea trout, migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon
Number 2021 2022 2023 20241 Slaughtered fish Atlantic salmon 56 865 70 449 51 741 30 422 Sea trout 22 487 25 061 21 370 25 040 Migratory char 4 212 3 632 2 803 2 707 Rainbow trout 170 177 143 80 Pink salmon2 111 803 81 13 348 89 Caught and released fish Atlantic salmon 21 357 27 229 18 879 14 768 Sea trout 11 124 10 565 11 081 12 537 Migratory char 1 045 1 344 1 011 950 1Preliminary figures 2As from 2023, catches from targeted measures against pink salmon are reported to the Norwegian Environment Agency, and are not included in official statistics. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - River catch of slaughtered salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...River catch of slaughtered salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figures
Number Catch, total Atlantic salmon, by weight of fish Sea trout Migratory char Total Less than 3 kg 3 - 7 kg 7 kg and over 2024 The whole country1 58 169 30 422 20 283 7 940 2 199 25 040 2 707 Østfold 16 16 2 9 5 0 0 Akershus og Oslo 217 146 105 40 1 71 0 Buskerud 2 192 566 191 282 93 1 626 0 Vestfold 1 726 1 586 675 694 217 140 0 Telemark 107 103 58 40 5 4 0 Agder 3 223 2 806 2 202 564 40 417 0 Rogaland 5 962 5 880 3 914 1 741 225 82 0 Vestland 3 113 1 380 700 597 83 1 732 1 Møre og Romsdal 2 627 1 807 1 102 607 98 820 0 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 5 451 4 100 2 944 694 462 1 351 0 Nordland - Nordlánnda 9 456 2 797 2 297 448 52 5 615 1 044 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 11 566 3 170 2 094 823 253 7 685 711 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 12 513 6 065 3 999 1 401 665 5 497 951 1Strong regulations in 2024 led to closed rivers and rivers with very restricted fishing. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Catch of salmon from selected rivers. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Catch of salmon from selected rivers. Preliminary figures
Kilo Number Salmon, total Slaughtered salmon Caught and released salmon Salmon, total Slaughtered salmon Caught and released salmon 2024 Drammenselva 1 531 1 526 5 276 275 1 Numedalslågen 6 957 6 614 343 1 681 1 586 95 Otra1 1 638 1 384 254 671 566 105 Mandalselva1 3 460 1 772 1 688 1 341 820 521 Bjerkreimselva 5 951 5 386 565 2 548 2 318 230 Ogna 948 884 64 425 404 21 Håelva 2 061 1 649 412 856 703 153 Figgjo1 879 792 87 331 293 38 Etneelva 136 107 29 34 29 5 Lærdalselva 389 26 363 73 5 68 Bondalselva 450 450 0 129 129 0 Drivavassdraget 618 610 8 108 106 2 Surna incl. Rinna2 182 127 55 31 21 10 Stordalselva in Åfjord 628 559 69 309 293 16 Orkla2 2 066 589 1 477 277 82 195 Gaulavassdraget2 3 508 2 389 1 119 456 307 149 Namsenvassdraget1 6 948 3 579 3 369 1 998 951 1 047 Stjørdalsvassdraget1 5 554 1 486 4 068 1 536 437 1 099 Årgårdsvassdraget 1 450 1 229 221 738 652 86 Vefsnavassdraget 5 566 1 252 4 314 1 423 376 1 047 Beiarvassdraget 3 065 523 2 542 790 208 582 Målselvvassdraget 8 370 7 580 790 2 210 2 003 207 Reisavassdraget (Nordreiselva) 178 14 164 63 3 60 Vestre Jakobselv 1 704 599 1 105 675 274 401 Altavassdraget 9 585 5 776 3 809 1 597 1 082 515 Repparfjordelva incl. Skaidijohka 5 246 3 838 1 408 1 748 1 312 436 Stabburselva Vesterbotn 2 202 1 456 746 529 341 188 Lakselva in Porsanger 3 350 1 376 1 974 667 289 378 Tana incl. tributaries (Norwegian part)3 4 0 4 1 0 1 Neidenelva (Norwegian part) 1 686 993 693 520 345 175 1The river was closed on 23 June 2024 and opened for highly regulated fishing on 11 July 2024. 2The river was closed to fishing on 23 June 2024. 3Tana was not opened for salmon fishing. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Catch and release of salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Catch and release of salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figures
Number Catch, total Atlantic salmon, by weight of fish Sea trout and migratory char Total Less than 3 kg 3 - 7 kg 7 kg and over 2024 The whole country1 28 255 14 768 7 899 4 945 1 924 13 487 Østfold 79 75 21 37 17 4 Akershus og Oslo 202 71 48 23 0 131 Buskerud 65 1 0 1 0 64 TelemarkVestfold 127 95 46 40 9 32 Telemark 4 3 3 0 0 1 Agder 1 576 1 281 721 514 46 295 Rogaland 1 774 1 139 581 392 166 635 Vestland 2 690 921 331 449 141 1 769 Møre og Romsdal 1 170 137 72 46 19 1 033 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 4 695 3 079 1 667 972 440 1 616 Nordland - Nordlánnda 7 755 3 324 1 753 1 181 390 4 431 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 2 830 1 064 762 243 59 1 766 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 5 288 3 578 1 894 1 047 637 1 710 1Strong regulations in 2024 led to closed rivers and rivers with very restricted fishing. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Catch of pink salmon and rainbow trout the latest 4 yearsDownload table as ...Catch of pink salmon and rainbow trout the latest 4 years
Pink salmon1 Rainbow trout Kilo Number Kilo Number 2021 190 968 111 803 204 170 2022 122 81 187 177 2023 26 018 13 348 164 143 2024 140 89 89 80 1As from 2023, catches from targeted measures against pink salmon are reported to the Norwegian Environment Agency, and are not included in official statistics. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 1 April 2025.
Anadromous
Term referring to animals that regularly migrate from the ocean up the rivers to spawn.
Weight
The weight is stated in kilos live weight.
Before 1993 salmon were broken down into two groups: salmon under 3 kilos and salmon 3 kilos or more. Since 1993 salmon are divided into the following groups: under 3 kilos, between 3 and 6.9 kilos and 7 kilos and over.
Name: River catch
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
Figures for each river and county.
Annual. Preliminary figures are published in January the year after the fishing has taken place. Final figures are published in Statbank about two months later.
The Norwegian Environment Agency forwards data to NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization).
Collected and revised data are stored securely by Statistics Norway in compliance with applicable legislation on data processing.
Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.
The statistics provide information on catches of anadromous salmonids in Norwegian rivers. The statistics cover a time series from 1876 and are vital elements in national and international monitoring and management work related to anadromous salmonoids.
From 1963-1992 the information came from the salmon fishery boards. As from 1993 the statistics are based upon reports collected by The County Governor. From 2004, the landowners reports the catch electronically via https://fangstrapp.no
As from 2009 catch and release are included.
As from 2019 catch of migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon are included.
Catch statistics are an important source of information for nature management, the media and various organizations and groups. Scientists use the statistics to evaluate changes in stocks and to estimate the socio-economic importance of salmon fishing.
Norway is also obligated to report annual catch statistics to NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization).
No external users have access to statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.
Figures on sea catches of salmon and sea trout are presented on the Internet.
The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).
The population is defined by " Lakseregisteret - Rapportering av elvefangst " at https://fangstrapp.no. Catch reports from the fishermen are added up to a total catch in rivers/watercourses. The statistics include catches of salmon, sea trout, migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon caught in Norwegian rivers. Escaped farmed fish are included in the statistics. From 2009, the statistics also include fish caught and released.
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Catch reports from the fishermen has been summarized and compiled into information for each river in the national base on https://fangstrapp.no
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Catch reports from the individual fisherman are collected by landowners, who send a summary catch report to the County Governor or enter data in the national base "Lakseregisteret - Rapportering av elvefangst " at https://fangstrapp.no. The County Governor are responsible for reporting complete figures for each river in this base, and from this base Statistics Norway downloads a complete file.
Editing is defined here as checking, examining and amending data. Data is transferred to an editing system and computerized controls are applied. If necessary, the county governors are contacted to assess the data.
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Statistics Norway does not publish figures if there is a risk of the respondent’s contribution being identified. This means that, as a general rule, figures are not published if fewer than three units form the basis of a cell in a table or if the contribution of one or two respondents constitutes a very large part of the cell total.
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The collection of data was reorganized in 1993. Previously, fishery boards collected data and sent reports from each salmon district and river to Statistics Norway. An own salmon tax resulted in that the reported figures could be unreliable. In 1993, the county governors started submitting reports, and after that there is reason to belive that the data quality has become better and better.
The number of rivers with reported catch has increased over time. From the begginning in the 1870s only 54 rivers were included. In the 1960s the number of rivers with reported catch had incresed to 170. In the last few years more than 400 rivers were included in the statistics.
In 1989, 15 per cent of the rivers were closed by different reasons. In 2011, 25 per cent of the rivers were closed. In additon, the last few years quotas from one to three fishes per person in a 24-hour period is introduced.
Over time there has been regulations that has influenced on the statistics. As from 1980, fishing gear as salmon trap and fish net was forbidden in most rivers except Numedalslågen and the county of Finnmark. The average fishing period for salmon fishing by fishing rods or handline is reduced from 200 days in 1850 to 75 days in 2010.
The statistics give a picture of the catch reported in the rivers. Investigations have shown that the real catch is somewhat higher. The Norwegian Environment Agency estimates an addition for unreported catches when they report to NASCO.