Low catch – all-time high catch value

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.