Sea catches of salmon and sea trout

Updated: 25 November 2022

Next update: 24 November 2023

Salmon catch
Salmon catch
2022
133 651
kg
Sea catch of salmon and sea trout
Sea catch of salmon and sea trout
Kilo
2019202020212022
Atlantic salmon219 214214 79197 844133 651
Sea trout5 0993 6991 5051 933
Migratory char3481357479
Rainbow trout6849230
Pink salmon10 50438671 719274
Explanation of symbols

Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Sea catch of salmon and sea trout, by weight of fish and county. Kilo
    Sea catch of salmon and sea trout, by weight of fish and county. Kilo
    2022
    Catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory charSalmonSea troutMigratory char
    TotalLess than 3 kg3-7 kgOver 7 kg
    The whole country135 663133 65149 13157 53726 9831 93379
    Oslo and Viken1 1 1801 18014379024800
    Vestfold og Telemark2 0000000
    Agder2 0000000
    Rogaland2 7082 7087561 52542700
    Vestland2 7822 7777601 65836050
    Møre og Romsdal4 3234 3151 6921 88673780
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage49 64548 45120 53921 0186 8951 1940
    Nordland - Nordlánnda1 0841 06225971886220
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku73 93973 15724 98329 94318 23170379
    1Only Drammensfjorden is open for this fishing in 2022.
    2Not open for this fishing in 2022.
    Explanation of symbols
  • Sea catch of pink salmon and rainbow trout the last 4 years
    Sea catch of pink salmon and rainbow trout the last 4 years
    Pink salmonRainbow trout
    KiloNumberKiloNumber
    201910 5045 7106831
    20203862054914
    202171 71938 9302311
    202227413800
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The statistics provides an overview of catches of wild salmon, sea trout, migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon taken with stationary fishing gear in Norwegian fjords.

Anadromous : Term referring to animals that regularly migrate from the ocean up the rivers to spawn.

Weight: The weight is stated in kilos live weight.

Sea fishing in ordinary season : The period between 1 June and 4 August.

Specific fishing for escaped farmed fish : The period between 5 August and 28 February.

Before 1993 salmon were broken down into two groups, salmon under 3 kilos and salmon 3 kilos or more. Since 1993 salmon are divided into the following groups: under 3 kilos, between 3 and 6.9 kilos and 7 kilos and over.

Name: Sea catches of salmon and sea trout.
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing.

24 November 2023

Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics.

Figures for each municipality, county and national figures.

Annual. Figures are published in November the same year as the fishing has taken place.

The Norwegian Environment Agency forwards data to NASCO (North atlantic salmon conservation organization).

Statistics Norway stores the data files. Register data and catch data are in Oracle tables. Final data files are stored on LINUX.

The statistics represent a time series from 1876 and are a vital element in national and international monitoring and management work with anadromous salmonoids.

Catch statistics are an important source of information for nature management, the media, special interest organizations and other actors. Scientists use the statistics to evaluate changes in stocks and to compute the socio-economic importance of salmon fishing.

Norway is also obligated to report its annual catch statistics to NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization)

No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.

Figures on river fishing for salmon, sea trout and migratory char are presented on the Internet.

The Statistics Act § 10.

Not relevant

The statistic refer to all catch by wegde-shaped seine and bend net of salmon, sea Trout, migratory char, rainbow Trout and pink salmon taken place within the limit of the 12 nautic miles fishing zone.

Includes catches for research purposes in ordinary season.

Sea fishing in ordinary season : Mainly wild fish, includes also some escaped farmed fish.

Specific fishing for escaped farmed fish: Mainly farmed fish, includes also some wild fish.

Catch journals from the fishermen themselves.

The statistics of sea fishing is based on catch journals from the fishermen themselves and sent to Statistics Norway by the end of the fishing season. Sjøfangstregisteret enables Statistics Norway to send reminders to fishermen, asking for missing catch journals.

Statistics Norway transmits the data from catch journals to electronic format. Machine controls are in place to identify incorrect data entry. Logical errors and incorrect data are corrected on this basis.

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Figures for municipalities with less than three fishermen are not available.

As from 1989 drift net fishing is forbidden.

The statistics for sea fishing of salmon and sea trout was earlier based upon catch journals collected by the salmon fishery boards. As from 1993 the statistics are based upon catch journals mailed directly to Statistics Norway by the fishermen themselves.

As from 1997 Statistics Norway has collected data on specific fishing for escaped farmed fish along the coast from Rogaland to Troms.

As from 2019 catches on migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon have been collected.

The quality of the catch journals vary. To some extent rough estimates are used to replace erroneous or missing data.

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