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Increase of salmon fishing in rivers
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2004-01-23T10:00:00.000Z
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River catch, 2003, preliminary figures

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Increase of salmon fishing in rivers

A total of 5801 tonnes of salmon, sea trout and migratory char were caught in 2003 - an increase of 621 tonnes compared with 2002.

A division of the catch shows 4741 tonnes of salmon and 1061 tonnes of sea trout and migratory char. Compared with 2002 the increase came to 12 per cent for both salmon and the latter two1.

River fishing of salmon. 1994-2003. Kilos

The average weight of salmon was 3.3 kilos in 2003, against 3.6 kilos in 2002. 37 per cent of the salmon weighed less than 3 kilos, 34 per cent between 3 and 7 kilos and 29 per cent above 7 kilos. The corresponding percentage of distribution for 2002 was 30, 38 and 32 respectively.

Tana and its tributaries were still the most important river system in 2003, with an estimated catch of 86 tonnes. This is 18 tonnes less than the year before. Next were Gaula, Orkla, Namsen og Numedalslågen.

1The figures were corrected 29 June 2004.


River catch of salmon, sea trout and
migratory char. The whole country. Tonnes
    1999   2000   2001   2002   2003
Total  412  663  664  517 1 580
           
Salmon, total  327  557  571  423 1 474
Less than 3 kg  166  255  221  127 1 177
3-7 kg 98  185  205  162  158
7 kg and over 64  117  145  134  139
Sea trout and migratory char 85  107 93 194 1 106
1  The figures were corrected 29 June 2004.
River catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory char.
Rivers with the biggest catch. Tonnes
        1999       2000       2001       2002       2003
Tana and its tributaries 85.6  122.8  129.2  104.0 86.1
Gaula 17.9 38.7 48.6 32.8 38.6
Orkla 8.3 23.5 24.3 36.6 33.3
Namsen 18.8 31.5 30.8 20.7 27.8
Numedalslågen 9.2 15.0 21.7 24.4 19.3
Drammenselva 6.0 8.8 10.4 10.2 15.9
Altaelva 9.9 14.0 13.9 14.8 15.1
Tengs-, Bjerkreimselva 9.0 14.3 14.9 12.1 14.1
Stjørdalselva m/Sona 8.0 14.2 9.3 6.2 10.4
Vefsnavassdraget 4.8 5.5 5.4 5.9 9.8

River fishing. Catch by weight of fish and county. 2003. Kg
  Catch, total Salmon Sea trout
  Total   Less than 3 kg 3-7 kg Over 7 kg
The whole country1  579 728    473 926  176 685    158 444    138 797  105 802
østfold 2 291 2 274  302 1 120  852 17
Akershus og Oslo  631  148  109 31 8  483
Buskerud 16 330 15 900 2 523 8 175 5 202  430
Vestfold 19 300 18 989 2 995 11 970 4 024  311
Telemark 2 279 2 260  819 1 198  244 19
Aust-Agder  993  757  587  149 21  237
Vest-Agder 22 640 20 254 11 395 7 666 1 193 2 386
Rogaland 51 327 48 079 26 438 17 936 3 705 3 248
Hordaland1 16 900 10 868 3 458 6 087 1 323 5 937
Sogn og Fjordane 27 775 16 766 5 922 7 494 3 350 11 009
Møre og Romsdal1 40 989 25 036 12 160 9 729 3 146 15 954
Sør-Trøndelag 96 797 91 197 32 423 29 307 29 468 5 600
Nord-Trøndelag 61 186 56 032 24 484 17 074 14 474 5 154
Nordland1 45 159 19 623 9 793 7 017 2 812 25 537
Troms 30 260 16 631 4 728 4 331 7 572 13 630
Finnmark  144 870  129 113 38 548 29 160 61 405 15 757
1  The figures were corrected 29 June 2004.

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