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367 Sea and river catch of salmon and sea trout. Tonnes
  Sea fishing1 River fishing2 Rivers/water courses with highest yield3 2012
1880  343  150 Tana and tributaries (Norwegian part) 51.1
1890  616  245 Gaulavassdraget 40.3
1900  807  203 Altavassdraget 26.2
1910  677  190 Namsenvassdraget 23.6
1920  775  178 Orkla 21.9
1930  844  152 Numedalslågen 18.7
1940  925  154 Bjerkreimselva 17.3
1950  726  166 Målselvvassdraget 14.5
1960 1 422  237 Drammenselva 13.4
1970 1 016  235 Lakselva i Porsanger 12.8
1980 1 551  341    
1990  521  483    
2000  639  663    
2001  710  664    
2002  607  517    
2003  608  580    
2004  482  408    
2005  477  519    
2006  523  499    
2007  438  415    
2008  388  482    
2009  291  370    
2010  269  438    
2011  306  445    
2012  259  495    
1  As of 1979, the statistics on drift net fishing are based on catch journals from fishermen. Drift net fishing was prohibited in 1989. In 1993, new routines for data collection were introduced.
2  Do not include fish let into the river again. From 1993 there has been new routines for data collection.
3  Includes fish let into the river again.
Source: Salmon and sea trout fisheries, Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/en/elvefiske and  http://www.ssb.no/en/sjofiske 

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