Blue whiting and sand eel fishing in progress for Norwegian fleets

Published 2022년 5월 2일

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In the week 16 report by Kenneth Garvik, the Norwegian pelagic fisheries see substantial activity with blue whiting, sandeel, and mackerel/horse mackerel catches. Blue whiting fetched well, with 4,000 tonnes caught across three economic zones, primarily in the Faroe Islands zone, and sold to buyers in Ireland and Norway. Sandeel fishing has also started, with initial catches reporting decent size and leanness, anticipating fatter fish as summer approaches. Although the mackerel and horse mackerel catches are modest, there's optimism for better catches with expected sunny weather and calm north winds, typical for their spring gathering behavior.

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Kenneth Garvik of NORGES SILDESALGSLAG reports on the progress Norwegian pelagic fisheries in week 16 of the year. Blue whiting:We have only five catches of blue whiting last week, with a total quantity of 4,000 tonnes. The catches are fished in three different economic zones. At the beginning of the week we got a catch from the EU zone, northwest of Ireland. Throughout the week, fishing dubbed off here, and with reports of blue whiting in the Faroe Islands zone, the boats pulled there. From here, three boats have reported catches this weekend. In addition, “Gollenes” has fished for blue whiting and herring in the Norwegian zone, in the area around the Statfjord field.Of the week’s quantity, as much as 2,600 tonnes have been sold for consumption to buyers in Ireland and Norway. In the coming weeks, the boats that will fish for blue whiting will mainly focus on the Faroe Islands. Kolmula now moves north and passes the Faroese waters. There is a lot of activity in this fishing from ...

Source: Fish Focus