March

Another good week for the blue whiting - the capelin season in the Barents Sea towards an end -and just a moderate yield for the Atlanto Scandic herring in Rogaland County.

A very good fishing for blue whiting - moderate for capelin in the Barents Sea - in the southern part; first catches of Atlanto Scandic herring are taken in Rogaland county.

The value of Norwegian seafood exports in February totalled NOK 4.2 billion. Despite record exports of Norwegian Salmon, the total export value was down by NOK 300 million compared to February last year. A fall in the value of exports of herring, clipfish and salted fish outweighed the increase in prices for Norwegian Salmon.

In his summary of the previous week, the sales manager at Norges Sildesalgslag reports of a declining fishery for blue whiting  and that the harvesting of capelin in the Barents Sea is over for this season.