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Increase in landed value
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2007-08-29T10:00:00.000Z
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fiskeri, Fisheries (terminated in Statistics Norway), fishing, saltwater fish, fish species (for example coalfish, herring, blue whiting), shellfish, catch value, catch quantity, fish consumption, fish powder, fish oilFishing , Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Fisheries (terminated in Statistics Norway), 2007, preliminary figures

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Increase in landed value

Including crustaceans and molluscs, the landed value amounted to NOK 6.6 billion in the first six months of 2007, an increase of 12 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Catch, by fish species. The first six months. 2007*. Per cent

Value of catch, by fish species. The first six months. 2007*. Per cent

Norwegian vessels delivered 1.4 million tonnes of fish, up 6 per cent compared to the first six months of 2006.

The catch of herring, sand eel and capelin went up considerably, while the amount of blue whiting, saithe and sprat decreased.

The cod catch increased by 5 per cent, and came to 162 000 tonnes, worth NOK 2.7 billion. This accounts for 12 per cent of the total catch quantity and 41 per cent of the catch value. Measured by the landed value of catch, cod fishing is the most important of fisheries.

The herring catch increased by 24 per cent compared with the first six months of 2006. Landed value of herring decreased from NOK 960 million to NOK 878 million. This corresponds to 26 per cent of the total catch and 13 per cent of the total landed value in 2007.

The catch of blue whiting decreased by 12 per cent, to 514 000 tonnes and accounted for 37 per cent of the total catch in the first six month of 2007.

52 per cent of the catch was used for consumption, while 48 per cent was used for meal, oil, animal feed etc. Almost the entire catch of blue whiting and sand eel, and 18 per cent of the herring catches were delivered for this production in 2007.

Quantity and value of catch, by the most important fish
species. The first six months. 2006-2007
  Tonnes live weight NOK 1 000
  2006* 2007* 2006* 2007*
Total      1 309 425      1 385 943      5 894 039      6 605 688
Cod  154 902  162 088 2 201 927 2 673 426
Haddock 28 026 37 951  263 867  416 391
Ling 8 350 9 101  107 367  113 821
Saithe  149 667  139 073  897 487  820 092
Greenland halibut 4 709 3 633 94 321 64 621
Redfish 5 356 4 870 52 457 36 788
Capelin 1 557 40 598 2 238 93 126
Norway pout 2 827 1 432 3 167 1 879
Blue whiting  584 608  513 702  685 349  820 850
Sandeel 5 814 51 134 6 993 77 319
Herring  289 219  358 646  960 382  877 827
Other fish1 52 091 47 330  305 993  323 581
Deep water prawn 22 300 16 385  312 489  285 969
1  Included crustaceans and other molluscs.
Quantity and value of catch, by disposition.
The first six months. 2007*
  Tonnes live weight NOK 1 000
Total 1 385 943       6 605 688
Consumption  719 826 5 531 045
Meal and oil  659 697 1 071 983
Feeding stuff, bait etc 6 419 2 660