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Decrease in sea fishing of salmon
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2002-11-26T10:00:00.000Z
Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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sjofiske, Sea catches of salmon and sea trout, catch, escaped farm fishFishing , Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Sea catches of salmon and sea trout, 2002

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Decrease in sea fishing of salmon

In 2002, the total catch of wild salmon and sea trout in the Norwegian fjords amounted to 597 tonnes, of which 587 was salmon. Compared with 2001, the catch has decreased by 112 tonnes.

The average size of the salmon caught was considerably larger than in previous years. The average weight was 4.3 kilo in 2002, as compared to 3.8 the year before. 21 per cent of the salmon caught weighed under 3 kilos, 52 per cent between 3-7 kilos and 28 per cent over 7 kilos.

Sea catch of salmon and sea trout. 1998-2002. Tonnes
        1998       1999       2000       2001       2002
Total  420  494  638  709  597
Salmon, total  410  483  627  698  587
Less than 3 kg  127  152  251  198  121
3-7kg  205  228  273  350  303
Over 7 kg 77  103  102  150  162
Sea trout/migratory char 11 11 12 11 10

Sea catch of salmon and sea trout. 2001 and 2002. Tonnes

Finnmark is the most important county for sea catches of salmon, with a total catch of 203 tonnes in 2002. Except for Østfold, Sør-Trøndelag and Nordland, there has been a decrease in all counties.

Sea catch of salmon and sea trout.
Municipalities with the biggest catch
in 2001 and 2002. Tonnes
              2001             2002
Namsos 62.7 42.7
Sør-Varanger             46.5 34.3
Alta 22.1 26.2
Tana 32.0 21.4
Trondheim 15.7 19.0
Rissa 12.1 17.5
Vadsø 11.6 15.3
Loppa 20.2 14.9
Lenvik 16.8 14.3
Lebesby 19.6 13.7

The Statistics are published yearly.