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Stable fish catch
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2004-08-25T10:00:00.000Z
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Fisheries (terminated in Statistics Norway), 2004, preliminary figures

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Stable fish catch

Preliminary figures show that Norwegian vessels delivered 1.4 million tonnes of fish in the first six months of 2004. Including crustaceans and molluscs, the landed value amounted to NOK 4.9 billion, an increase of 14 per cent compared with the first six month of 2003.

Catch quantity, by fish species. 2004*. Per cent

Catch value, by fish species. 2004*. Per cent

The cod catch came to 174 600 tonnes, worth NOK 2 billion. This accounts for 12 per cent of the total catch quantity and 41 per cent of the catch value. Measured by the landed value of catch, cod fishing is the most important of fisheries.

The herring catch increased by 42 per cent compared with the first six month of 2003.Landed value of herring increased from NOK 496 million to NOK 663 million - 18 per cent of the total catch and 14 per cent of the total landed value in 2004.

Cod and haddock figures include the fishing preformed by Norwegian vessels on Russian quotas.

22 per cent of the catch was frozen or minced, and salted fish accounted for 11 per cent. 53 per cent was made into meal, oil and animal food.

Quantity and value of catch, by the most important fish
species. The first six months. 2003-2004
  Tonnes live weight NOK 1 000
  2003* 2004* 2003* 2004*
Total     1 480 594     1 433 928     4 290 165     4 889 080
Cod  161 429  174 643 1 625 597 2 014 321
Haddock 25 502 34 401  174 105  205 838
Ling 8 303 7 931 86 558 95 519
Saithe  115 999  123 553  431 846  491 934
Greenland halibut 5 300 8 117 73 031  142 292
Redfish 10 744 7 359 51 254 49 013
Capelin  172 698 13 636  195 943 13 201
Norway pout 5 773 4 152 4 444 3 311
Blue whiting  717 405  698 887  615 623  573 153
Sandeel 20 477 40 888 16 530 37 531
Herring  184 498  261 806  496 085  663 456
Other fish1 29 554 32 390  229 524  248 419
Deep water prawn 22 912 26 169  289 625  351 093
1  Included crustaceans and other molluscs.
Quantity and value of catch, by disposition.
The first six months. 2004
  Tonnes
live weight 		NOK 1 000
Total       1 433 928       4 889 080
Fresh  168 976 1 107 759
Frozen, minced, roe1  314 086 1 652 489
Dried 26 784  276 394
Salted etc2  158 454 1 207 087
Canned  683 6 974
Meal, oil, animal feed  761 668  636 059
Bait and other dispositions 3 277 2 319
1  Included shelled prawns.
2  Klipfish included.

The statistics are based on data from the Directorate of Fisheries and are released semi-annually.