A QUIET WEEK FOR NORWEGIAN PELAGIC BOATS

A quiet week for Norwegian pelagic boats. Fishing has been quiet for the Norwegian pelagic fleet in the last week, reports fish organisation Norges Sildealgslag.
For sandeel, 1,720 tonnes have been fished, although fishing has been slow and there have been very little catches on the Norwegian side.
For North Sea herring, there was a catch of 12,160 tonnes. There has been a lot of northerly wind, which has made for a challenging fishery. There have been small catches and a lot of searching by boats. The fat content is still low compared to previous years. The weather has improved and the wind has turned, so now there are just over 20 boats on the grounds , so hopefully the fishery will picks up.
Fishing for mackerel in Western Norway is going well, and there is good demand for this fish.
Mackerel fishing in the north has started with 2 catch
entries in week 23.
Norges Sildesalgslag (Norwegian Fishermen’s Sales Organisation for Pelagic Fish) is a sales organisation, owned and operated by fishermen (a ‘coop’), selling fish at a first-hand basis from fishermen to buyers – for further sales/export.
The fish being sold through Norges Sildesalgslag, is called pelagic species, and represent the types of fish migrating freely in open seas. Pelagic species include herring, mackerel, capelin, sprat etc. Pelagic species are mainly used for direct human consumption purposes, but some species, are also being used as raw material for fish oil and fish meal production, an ingredient used in fodder for fish farming.