Norwegian Fisheries in the North Sea ICES areas III, IVa, IVb and IVc.

Marine life – our common responsibility
Norwegian Fisheries
in the North Sea
•Fleets
•Landings
•Value of Landings
ICES areas III, IVa,
IVb and IVc.

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Subsidies to the fishing fleet
1980 - 2011
4 500 000
Subsidies to the fishing fleet (1000 NOK),
2011-value
4 000 000
3 500 000
3 000 000
2 500 000
2 000 000
1 500 000
1 000 000
500 000
0

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Norwegian catches versus fishermen
1945-2011
240
3 500 000
220
200
3 000 000
Fiskere/fangst per fisker
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
2 500 000
2 000 000
1 500 000
1 000 000
500 000
Kvantum
0
1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
0
Kvantum (tonn) Fiskere (i 1000) Fangst (tonn) per fisker
*
Foreløpige tall for 2011

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Existing Harvest Control Rules for Norwegian fisheries
Fish stock F F when SSB< Bpa Allowable yearly
variation in TAC
NEA Cod Fpa = 0.40 Linearly towards zero +/- 10%
NEA Haddock Fmsy = 0.35 Linearly towards zero +/- 25%
NEA Saithe Fpa = 0.35 Linearly towards zero +/- 15%
NS Cod F = 0.40 Linearly towards Blim + 20%
NS Haddock F = 0.30 Linearly towards Blim +/- 15%
NS Saithe F = 0.30 Linearly towards Blim +/- 15%
NS Whiting F = 0.30 +/- 15%
NSS Herring F = 0.125 Linearly towards Blim Unlimited
NS Herring F = 0.25 Linearly towards Blim +/- 15%
NEA Mackerel F= Linearly towards zero +/-20%
NEA Blue Whiting Fmsy = 0.18 Linearly towards Blim
NEA Capelin SSB=95% >Blim Target escapement

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Norwegian fleets in the North Sea
Fleet
Coastal vessels (conventional gear)
Coastal vessels (purse seiners)
Long-liners
Bottom-trawlers
Shrimp trawlers
Purse seiners
Pelagic trawlers
Target species
Cod, haddock, saithe and mackerel
Herring, mackerel, horse mackerel , sprat and saithe
Cod, ling, tusk and saithe
Saithe
Shrimp, but also saithe and other demersal species
Pelagic species, sandeel and Norway pout
Sandeel, Norway pout

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Coastal vessels (conventional gears)
Vessels < 11
m
Vessels
Vessels <
15,21>
Share of catch in NS 6% 7% 3% 6%
Most important
species in NS
Miscellenous Mackerel Cod, saithe
etc
Vessels
Cod, haddock,
herring
Total catch in NS 3,500 t. 5,400 t. 1,800 t. 3,100 t.
Total value of catch in NS 63 MNOK 32 MNOK 11 MNOK 27 MNOK
Number of vessels 748 342 125 35

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Coastal vessels (purse seiners) and coastal shrimp trawlers
Vessels < 11
m
Vessels
Vessels> 21
m
Shrimp
trawlers
Share of catch in NS 89% 25% 15% 61%
Most important
species in NS
Herring Herring Herring Shrimp
Total catch in NS 7,700 t. 81,800 t. 50,600 t. 12,000 t.
Total value of catch in NS 27 MNOK 95 MNOK 197 MNOK 257 MNOK
Number of vessels 35 69 72 118

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Ocean-going long-liners, trawlers and purse seiners
Long-liners
Bottom
trawlers
Purse seiners Pelagic
trawlers
Share of catch in NS 11% 13% 15% 54%
Most important
species in NS
Saithe, ling
and tusk
Saithe
Mackerel and
herring
Sandeel,
Norway pout
Total catch in NS 10,000 t. 34,200 t. 160,900 t. 146,000 t.
Total value of catch in NS 110 MNOK 306 MNOK 944 MNOK 341 MNOK
Number of vessels 34 44 78 24