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Drop in river catch of salmon
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2005-01-27T10:00:00.000Z
Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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River catch, 2004, preliminary figures

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Drop in river catch of salmon

A total of 404 tonnes of salmon, sea trout and migratory char were caught in 2004, a decrease of 176 tonnes compared with 2003. Tana and its tributaries are still the most important river system in 2004.

The total catch consisted of 316 tonnes of salmon and 89 tonnes of sea trout and migratory char. Compared with 2003 the decrease came to 33 per cent for salmon and 16 per cent for the two other species.

River fishing of salmon. 1995-2004*. Kilos

The average weight of salmon was 3.3 kilos in 2004, the same as in 2003. 33 per cent of the salmon weighed less than 3 kilos, 39 per cent between 3 and 7 kilos and 28 per cent above 7 kilos. The corresponding percentage distribution for 2003 was 37, 34 and 29 respectively.

Tana and its tributaries are still the most important river system in 2004, with an estimated catch of 36 tonnes. This is 50 tonnes less than the year before. Next were Gaula, Namsen, Orkla and Numedalslågen.

The Statistics are published yearly.

River catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory
char. The whole country. Tonnes
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004*
Total  663      664      517      580      404
           
Salmon, total  557  571  423  474  316
Less than 3 kg  255  221  127  177  104
3-7 kg  185  205  162  158  124
7 kg and over  117  145  134  139 88
Sea trout and migratory char  107 93 94  106 89
River catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory
char. Rivers with the biggest catch. Tonnes
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004*
Tana and its tributaries  122.8      129.2      104.0      86.1      35.8
Gaula 38.7 48.6 32.8 38.6 27.2
Namsen 31.5 30.8 20.7 27.8 18.4
Orkla 23.5 24.3 36.6 33.3 17.7
Numedalslågen 15.0 21.7 24.4 19.3 15.8
Drammenselva 8.8 10.4 10.2 15.9 13.7
Altaelva 14.0 13.9 14.8 15.1 12.1
Tengs-, Bjerkreimselva 14.3 14.9 12.1 14.1 10.6
Figgjo 11.3 8.5 2.3 8.6 8.5
Vefsnavassdraget 5.5 5.4 5.9 9.8 8.1
River fishing. Catch by weight of fish and county. 2004*. Kg
  Catch, total Salmon Sea trout and
migratory char
  Total Less than 3 kg 3-7 kg Over 7 kg
The whole country  404 400     315 767     104 265     123 745     87 757     88 632
østfold 1 022  975  226  381  368 47
Akershus and Oslo  652  123 66 42 15  529
Buskerud 15 243 13 807 1 333 5 283 7 191 1 436
Vestfold 15 750 15 309 2 679 8 369 4 261  442
Telemark 1 010  983  406  417  160 27
Aust-Agder 1 152  688  307  324 57  464
Vest-Agder 20 011 17 892 10 723 6 067 1 102 2 119
Rogaland 41 601 38 924 21 324 14 444 3 156 2 677
Hordaland 10 523 5 667 1 907 2 896  864 4 856
Sogn og Fjordane 25 819 16 455 5 348 7 679 3 428 9 364
Møre og Romsdal 26 150 18 874 8 958 7 204 2 712 7 276
Sør-Trøndelag 54 928 52 202 7 654 23 196 21 352 2 726
Nord-Trøndelag 40 448 36 537 8 815 17 054 10 668 3 911
Nordland 41 811 15 814 5 993 7 425 2 396 25 997
Troms 25 636 10 585 3 854 3 320 3 412 15 050
Finnmark Finnmárku 82 644 70 932 24 672 19 645 26 615 11 712