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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.
Updated: 24 January 2025
Next update: Not yet determined
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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 18 October 2023.
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.