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Stable catch in sea fishing of salmon
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2003-11-28T10:00:00.000Z
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Sea catches of salmon and sea trout, 2003

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Stable catch in sea fishing of salmon

This year, the total catch of wild salmon and sea trout in the Norwegian fjords amounted to 607.51 tonnes.

The average weight was 3.7 kilos in 2003, compared with 4.3 kilos the year before. 31 per cent of the salmon caught weighed under three kilos, 42 per cent between three and seven kilos and 27 per cent over seven kilos.

Sea catch of salmon and sea trout. 2002 and 2003. Tonnes

Sea catch of salmon and sea trout. 1999-2003. Tonnes
        1999       2000       2001       2002       2003
Total  494  638  709  607 1 607
Salmon, total  483  627  698  596 1 597
Less than 3 kg  152  251  198  123 1 187
3-7 kg  228  273  350 1 308 1 252
Over 7 kg  103  102  150  165 1 159
Sea trout/migratory char 11 12 11 11 10
1  The figures were corrected 29 June 2004.

Finnmark is the most important county for sea catches of salmon with a total catch of 1841 tonnes in 2003. There has been a decrease in the northern counties and Møre og Romsdal, while the catches in Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag og Rogaland has increased.

Sea catch of salmon and sea trout.
Municipalities with the biggest catch in
2002 and 2003. Tonnes
                      2002                     2003
Namsos 48.2 73.4
Sør-Varanger 34.3 29.5
Alta 26.2 126.0
Rissa 17.5 21.7
Agdenes 12.7 20.3
Trondheim 20.1 18.2
Tana 122.2 118.1
Lebesby 13.7 117.9
Lenvik 14.3 15.2
Nordkapp 10.4 114.8
1  The figures were corrected 29 June 2004.

The Statistics is published yearly.