10.05 - Fishing and fish farming
Semi-annual and annual preliminary figures, annual final figures.
Municipial figures, county figures and figures for entire country.
430 - Division for Primary Industry Statistics
Data are obtained by the Directorate of Fisheries pursuant to the following Acts:
Statistics Norway recieve data from the Directorate of Fisheries according to:
The Directorate of Fisheries does reporting to:
The Fishery statistics presents an overview of catches of saltwater fish. Statistics on fisheries were first displayed in a publication of its own in 1868. The Directorate of Fisheries took over the preparation of the publication in 1900. Since 1977 it has been Statistics Norways responsibility in co-operation with the Directorate of Fisheries.
The purpose of collecting data from catches is to gather information necessary to secure a viable administration of the marine resources. This is done by controlling resources and quotas, and by having fishery statistics of good quality.
The data forms the basis for research work in connection with regulations, strategic analysis, analysis of structure of the fishing fleet, and also the consequences of administrative actions on the industrial economy. The data also forms the basis of fulfilling Norway's obligation to report to international organisations.
Figures from the fishery statistics are a part of the national accounts, which are an essential information source for the analysis of the economic development and economic structure in Norway.
The fishery statistics is otherwise used by public authorities and the general public, research institutions, students, media, financial analysts, interest groups and national and international organisations.
The statistic cover all catches of marine fish delivered in Norway or abroad by Norwegian-registered vessels and catches of marine fish delivered in Norway by foreign vessels. Included are also sealing, whaling, catches of seaweed, oysters and mussels, while delivering outside the sales co-operatives and none-registered sales are not included. Fish farming and fishing for own use is not included either.
The Directorate of Fisheries produces catch statistics based on information from approved sales co-operatives. According to law, official approved sales co-operatives have the sole right of first hand sale of most fish species and other animals caught in the sea. Excepted from this are salmon, sea trout and seal.
Total census
The statistic is based on contract notes given to the fishermen as a part of the settlement. These notes contain information about quantity and value together with other information.
Statistics Norway receives data from the database of contract notes, administrated by the Directorate of Fisheries.
The Directorate of Fisheries does the control and the revision of the catch database.
The Directorate of Fisheries does the estimations.
Not relevant.
Live weight is the weight of the fish in the condition it is caught. The weight of fish that is landed without head, in gutted condition, as fillet or salted etc. is converted into live weight.
FAO uses the concept of nominal catch instead of live weight. The word catch is also often used without further explanation. In catch journals this is interpreted as estimated quantity in live weight.
Catch value is the amount paid to the fishermen for the catch. This includes freight and price subsidies and production tax, but not tax to the sales co-operatives. Value added tax is not included.
Pelagic means living in the water masses.
Standard classifications of target species, fish commodities, fishing grounds and conversion factors are given in appendixes to the yearly publication NOS Fishery statistics
The information on the contract notes may vary in quality, and extensive verification is a necessity.
Vessels using more than one type of fishing gear on one trip, can only report one type of fishing gear on the contract note, and vessels fishing in more than one fishing ground can only report one fishing ground. This must be considered when reading the tables. This is also the explanation for possible discrepancies between catch statistics based on contract notes and those based on catch journals from trawlers. Information from catch journals can sometimes be missing due to the loss of catch journals prior to submission.
When collecting statistics common errors occurrs, like errors when filling in, errors in assessment during the revision as well as errors in the register etc.
It is not possible to estimate figures for landings which have not been registered trough official channels.
Not relevant.
Not relevant.
Statistics Norway publishes preliminary figures of catches in quantity and value for the whole year and for the first 6 months of a year in the 6th and 35th week respectively. Final figures for the whole year are published in the 50th week.
The selection of tables for this edition has been changed compared with earlier years, but the data sources are the same. As from 2005 a new grouping of target species is used, and the list of specified species is slightly changed as well as the categories for disposition of the catch.
Time series of catches in quantity and value all the way back to 1977 are published in the series NOS Fishery statistics. Furthermore, comparable time series going back to 1866 are presented in NOS Historical Statistics 1978 and 1994, and in the Statbank.
The Directorate of Fisheries publishes Preliminary figures
Many international organisations also publish statistics of catches in quantity and value, e.g. FAO, and Eurostat
The Directorate of Fisheries and Statistics Norway stores the data files.
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