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Low catch – all-time high catch value
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2017-01-12T08:00:00.000Z
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The fishery statistics give main figures for catch and landed value from the fisheries. In 2016, Norwegian vessels delivered 2.0 million tonnes of fish, crustaceans and molluscs.

Fisheries (terminated in Statistics Norway), 2016, preliminary figures

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Low catch – all-time high catch value

In 2016, Norwegian vessels delivered 2.0 million tonnes of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. This is 12 per cent less than the year before, and the lowest quantity in 25 years. The landed value of the catch came to NOK 18.2 billion, up 8 per cent from 2015, and the highest value ever recorded.

Fisheries. Quantity and value of catch for selected fish species. Preliminary figuresPublished 12 January 2017
Quantity (tonnes)Change, per centLanded value (NOK million)
20162015 - 20162011 - 20162016
Total2 043 521-12.5-11.118 233
Selected species
Mackerel210 587-13.01.32 433
Herring351 80712.4-44.42 449
Cod408 760-3.220.26 205
Saithe153 0151.0-19.61 396
Greenland halibut16 62713.562.5590
Redfish24 8000.0153.1205
Crustaceans and molluscs210 313-5.738.21 394
Other fish species667 612-29.2-11.63 561

Source: Statistics Norway

Seventy per cent of the catch was used for consumption, while 30 per cent was used for the production of meal, oil, animal feed etc.

Cod fishing most important

The cod catch came to 408 800 tonnes, with a value of NOK 6.2 billion. This accounted for 20 per cent of the total catch quantity and 34 per cent of the total catch value. Measured by both landed catch and catch value, cod fishing was, as usual, the most important of fisheries.

In 2016, the first-hand value of mackerel came to NOK 2.4 billion, up 20 per cent compared with 2015. In the same period, the catch quantity decreased by 13 per cent.

Increase in herring catch

In 2016, the catch of herring was 12 per cent higher than the year before, and amounted to 17 per cent of the total catch. The landed value of herring increased by 32 per cent, corresponding to 13 per cent of the total landed value in 2016.

Drop in catches of blue whiting

In 2016, the blue whiting catch came to 310 400 tonnes, with a value of NOK 837 million. Compared with 2015, this is a decrease of 9 per cent for landed value and 37 per cent for catch quantity.

Smaller catch of Antarctic krill

The group "Other crustaceans and molluscs" mainly includes Antarctic krill. From 2015 to 2016, the catch quantity and first-hand value decreased by 6 and 22 per cent respectively. This group of fish species accounted for 9 per cent of total catch quantity in 2016.

Foreign landings amounted to NOK 3.7 billion

Foreign vessels delivered 384 300 tonnes of fish and crustaceans in Norway in 2016. The total value of the foreign landings was NOK 3.7 billion.

The statistics are based on data from the Directorate of Fisheries as per 4 January 2017. A small amount of the landed fish has not yet been sold.