Norwegian sand eel catches breaking records, as matjes season begins

Published 2020년 6월 5일

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The Norwegian pelagics season is experiencing a remarkable start with record catches of sand eel and the initiation of the "matjes" herring season in late May and early June 2020. The largest sand eel catch since 2002, totaling 37,300 metric tons, was reported in week 22, followed by the landing of 11,600 tons of North Sea herring in week 22. The demand for herring is strong, particularly for the production of matjes, with over 72.5% of the 250,000t quota already landed as of June 5. The price per kilogram has increased from NOK 2.92 in 2019 to NOK 3.47 in 2020. The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas has recommended a 15% reduction in the North Sea herring catch for 2021, advising to land no more than 365,792 tons.

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The Norwegian pelagics season is heating up, with record catches of sand eel being landed in week 22 of 2020 (commencing May 25) and the "matjes" herring season kicking off in week 23.Read also ICES lowers North Sea herring advice by 15%, Norway's electronic pelagic auction house, Norges Sildesalgslag, reported 37,300 metric tons of sand eel registered in week 22, the largest weekly quantity recorded in its journals since the current online system was introduced in 2002, it said., The fleet was mainly gathered at Klondyke, with good fishing. The highest daily quantity saw 9,300t landed by six vessels. Over 29,000t was caught on the Klondyke fields., "But all this fish must also be delivered and processed. Almost all catches have been delivered to facilities in Norway, only four catches have gone to a foreign port," wrote Sildesalgslag. "And with so much fish, there is some waiting time for delivery at some plants. On Saturday [May 30] it was a three day wait at most.", As of June ...

Source: Undercurrent News