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Increase in river catch of salmon
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2016-01-29T10:00:00.000Z
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The statistics refer to salmon, sea trout and migratory char caught in Norwegian rivers. In 2015, 195 000 fish were caught, of which 82 per cent were slaughtered and 18 per cent were caught and released.

River catch, 2015, preliminary figures

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Increase in river catch of salmon

In 2015, 195 000 salmon, sea trout and migratory char were caught in Norwegian rivers, which is 21 per cent more than in 2014. Of these, 82 per cent were slaughtered and 18 per cent were caught and released.

River catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figuresPublished 29 January 2016
20152014 - 20152012 - 20152015
KiloChange, per centChange, per centNumber
Slaughtered fish
Total404 98926.0-18.3160 226
Salmon, total349 98826.4-20.5106 257
Salmon, less tha 3 kg106 6348.5-2.762 284
Salmon, 3-7 kg157 55142.6-7.834 101
Salmon, 7 kg and over85 80326.1-46.49 872
Sea trout and migratory char55 00123.5-0.153 969
 
Caught and released fish
Total112 27023.722.934 979
Salmon, total103 50531.122.125 433
Salmon, less than 3 kg20 49216.551.512 064
Salmon, 3-7 kg42 08032.544.48 800
Salmon, 7 kg and over40 93338.2-2.84 569
Sea trout and migratory char8 765-25.833.39 546

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. River fishing of salmon

The slaughtered catch amounted to 405 tonnes, consisting of 350 tonnes of salmon and 55 tonnes of sea trout and migratory char. Compared with 2014, the increase was 26 per cent for salmon and 23 per cent for the two other species.

 

The average weight of salmon caught, but not released, was 3.3 kg in 2015, compared with 3.2 kg in 2014. Fifty-nine per cent of the salmon fish weighed less than 3 kg, 32 per cent were between 3 and 7 kg and 9 per cent were over 7 kg.

Tana still on top

Tana and its tributaries was the most important river system in 2015 in terms of fish caught, with a total catch of 38.2 tonnes. This is 9.5 tonnes less than in 2014. Next in line were Namsenvassdraget and Gaulavassdraget. The ranking of the rivers is based on the total catch, including catch and release.

More catch and release

In 2015, 25 400 salmon and 9 500 sea trout and migratory char were caught and released into the river again. In this respect, Orkla and Gaula were the most important rivers, both with catch and release of 2 800 fish.

Nevertheless, Finnmark was the county where most fish were released into the rivers again; in total 6 500 salmon and 1 500 sea trout and migratory char. Next in line were Sør-Trøndelag and Sogn og Fjordane.

The average weight for catch and release salmon was 4.1 kg, and for sea trout and migratory char 0.9 kg.