Blue whiting season gradually winds down in Norway

Published May 11, 2023

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The article reports on the ending of the blue whiting fishing season in Norway, with a total catch of 12,000 tonnes. The majority of this was caught by Norwegian boats in the Faroe Islands zone, with smaller contributions from other Norwegian and Faroese boats. The catch was the largest of pelagic fish in Norway. In the coming weeks, only a modest amount of blue whiting is expected as the fishery winds down. The season has already ended for boats in the coal mullet trawl group, and there are few boats fishing in the North Sea. Due to disappointing catches, some boats have been fishing for North Sea herring, resulting in about 1,100 tonnes caught. However, the herring is lean and not suitable for consumption due to the cold spring and lack of food.

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Blue whiting season gradually winds down. As expected, there was a modest quantity of blue whiting caught by the Norwegian fleet, with 12,000 tonnes in the record, reports pelagic organisation, Norges Sildesalgslag. The quantity was divided by three catches from Norwegian boats from the Faroe Islands zone, and four boats that have fished along the ‘Edge’ in the Norwegian zone.In addition, two Faroese boats have contributed 5,400 t. Of this, the boat ‘Christian in Grøtinum’ has landed over 3,500 t. This is the largest quantity landed in Norway of pelagic fish. In the coming weeks, only a modest amount of blue whiting is expected as the fishery winds up for the season. The boats from the coal mullet trawl group have finished fishing for this season, and from the boats that fish in the North Sea, there are very few in this fishing. If the fishing in the Faroese zone continues to be good, Faroese boats may also come to Norway. It was another week with disappointing quantities of ...

Source: Fish Focus