Nofima

Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

Quality becoming worse

Photo: Frank Gregersen
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31. January 2012

Nofima has taken a closer look at the correlation between the choice of gear, vessel size, catch size and the quality of raw materials from the coastal fleet and has made findings that indicate the quality is deteriorating.

Coastal fleet prioritises cod

Photo: Frank Gregersen
Copyright: Nofima

19. January 2012

Most of the coastal fleet’s cod quota is caught in the first half of the year, providing fishermen a relatively good annual salary. As a result, there is generally a low level of interest in the fleet’s quotas for species such as haddock and saithe, and large quotas for these species are transferred annually to the deep-sea fishing fleet.

Profitability in little utilized resourses?

Photo: Frank Gregersen
Copyright: Nofima

18. January 2012

Norwegian fishermen do not want to fish or produce untraditional marine species despite the fact that an overwhelming number of reports indicate that the species have great potential.

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