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Decrease in river catch of salmon
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2008-01-25T10:00:00.000Z
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River catch, 2007, preliminary figures

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Decrease in river catch of salmon

According to preliminary figures, the total river catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory char amounted to 412 tonnes in 2007. This is 87 tonnes or 17 per cent less than in 2006. The catch of small salmon was nearly halved.

River catch of salmon. 1998-2007*. Tonnes

The total catch consisted of 338 tonnes of salmon and 74 tonnes of sea trout and migratory char. Compared with 2006, the decrease was 20 per cent for salmon and 6 per cent for the two other species. The catch of small salmon (less than 3 kilos) and salmon between 3 and 7 kilos decreased by 48 and 18 per cent respectively, while the catch of salmon above 7 kilos increased by 30 per cent.

The average weight of salmon caught was 3.5 kilos in 2007, against 3.0 kilos in 2006. 25 per cent of the salmon weighed less than 3 kilos, 42 per cent between 3 and 7 kilos and 33 per cent above 7 kilos. The corresponding figures for 2006 were 38, 42 and 20 per cent respectively.

Tana and its tributaries was the most important river system in 2007, with a catch of 48.1 tonnes. This is 1.6 tonnes less than in 2006. Next in line were Gaula, Orkla, Namsenvassdraget and Altaelva.

River catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Whole country.
2005-2007*. Tonnes and per 1 000
  2005 2006 2007* 2005 2006 2007*
  Tonnes Per 1 000
Total  519  499  412  248  225  172
             
Salmon, total  424  420  338  149  142 96
Less than 3 kg  189  160 84  110 95 53
3-7 kg  122  175  143 27 38 31
7 kg and over  113 85  111 12 9 12
Sea trout and migratory char 95 79 74 99 82 76
River catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Rivers with the biggest catch. 2005-2007*. Tonnes and per 1 000
  2005 2006 2007* 2005 2006 2007*
  Tonnes Per 1 000
Tana and its tributaries 33.8 49.6 48.1 10.7 19.3 13.7
Gaulavassdraget 37.5 44.7 25.5 8.2 11.7 4.8
Orkla 26.4 23.5 17.7 6.0 6.7 3.5
Namsenvassdraget 34.1 21.8 17.4 13.3 7.8 6.6
Altaelva 17.8 23.1 16.3 9.2 9.8 5.2
Tengs-, Bjerkreimselva 13.8 12.0 11.2 8.1 7.0 5.1
Numedalslågen 12.2 9.9 10.8 2.9 2.9 2.5
Målselvvassdraget 8.7 9.1 9.6 4.9 5.7 4.7
Drammenselva 9.9 8.1 7.3 1.8 1.9 1.4
Lakselva i Porsanger 6.2 4.7 7.3 2.1 1.3 1.7
River fishing. Catch, by weight of fish and county. 2007*. Kg
  Catch, total Salmon Sea trout and migratory char
  Total Less than 3 kg 3-7 kg Over 7 kg
The whole country  412 241  338 207 83 854  143 418  110 935 74 034
østfold 1 561 1 490  166  784  541 71
Akershus og Oslo  568  177 52  117 7  391
Buskerud 9 179 7 311  517 3 718 3 076 1 868
Vestfold 10 796 10 355  774 7 239 2 342  441
Telemark .. .. .. .. .. ..
Aust-Agder 1 359  811  297  459 54  548
Vest-Agder 18 975 17 599 5 968 10 006 1 625 1 376
Rogaland 44 570 42 661 15 468 21 568 5 625 1 909
Hordaland 11 260 7 914 1 579 4 718 1 618 3 346
Sogn og Fjordane 22 078 15 786 1 817 6 882 7 086 6 293
Møre og Romsdal 19 856 14 707 4 292 6 728 3 687 5 149
Sør-Trøndelag 52 000 50 443 8 065 18 321 24 058 1 557
Nord-Trøndelag 32 048 28 993 8 920 8 934 11 139 3 056
Nordland 37 019 16 301 6 186 7 289 2 826 20 718
Troms Romsa 31 702 16 719 4 207 6 584 5 928 14 983
Finnmark Finnmárku  119 270  106 943 25 547 40 072 41 324 12 327