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Annual catch (ton) .
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Catch with fishing nets/hooks at Rødsand 1997 - 2001
Cod Turbot Flounder Dab Eel
Figure 4.2.3. The total annual catch with fishing nets and hooks of various species within the wind
farm area and the reference area south of Rødsand from 1997 to 2001.
The above tables and figures show that virtually the same amount of cod was caught in
and around the wind farm area by trawling and with nets from 1997 to 1999. In 2000 to
2001 the picture was different. The net fishery was reduced and net fishermen caught
less cod and turbot than was caught by trawling. Silver eels were only caught by net
fishermen all five years. Flounder, plaice and dab were a by-catch in both cod nets and
turbot nets. Silver eels were caught with pound nets. It is evident that 1999 was a good
year for turbot and silver eels for the net fishermen. In 2000 and 2001 only a few turbot
was caught.
4.2.2. Fishing grounds
The number of fishermen working in the area of the windmills and in the reference area
varied from year to year (se table 4.2.6.)
Year Number of net fishermen Number of trawl fishermen Total number of fishermen
1997 6 3 9
1998 6 3 9
1999 6 3 9
2000 3 2 5
2001 2 2 4
Table 4.2.6. Number of fishermen working in the area of study divided between trawling and net
fishing.
Nine commercial fishermen were recorded to work in the area concerned from 1997 to
1999. Of these, seven were net fishermen and three trawl fishermen. From 2000 to 2001
the number of net fishermen recorded to work in the mill area and reference area were
reduced to 3 net fishermen in year 2000 and 2 in 2001. 3 fishermen from Kramnitze
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