New minimum prices for meal and oil purposes from February 15
From February 15 the prices of raw material for meal and oil purposes will be as follows:
Peak high registration of foreign mackerel, less activity for the Atlanto Scandic herring and the capelin is conspicuously absent both in the north and in the west.
Atlanto Scandic
herring
Last week's volume of
Atlanto Scandic herring was 10.500 MT indicating that the fishing
activity is constantly declining, - but also due to bad weather.
The operations have moved southwards and just before the weekend
the herring was found at well-known spawning places as the Bua
Ground, moving continuously south along the coast of Møre. Still
some catching has taken place off Vesterålen which means that there
is still herring left up north. From these areas some 1.300 MT were
registered, while the remaining part was reported from Smøla Island
and further south. The size is stable with an average at 321 g.
Price vice it has been an increase over the last weeks
and last week as well, the level was at NOK 5,31. In the lower
end the auction price was NOK 4,50 and at the best; NOK 5,95.
The buyers are to be found from Verøy Island in the north to
Denmark in the south. In the forthcoming week it is expected that
the coastal vessels awaiting their opportunities will start
catching when the herring arrives at Møre. However, the aggregated
volume will probably not be particularly high as it is a limited
number of vessels going into this catching.
Mackerel
As much as close to 16.000
MT of mackerel were reported last week and the foreign trawlers
brought with them high quantities; as much as 2.000 MT on a single
vessel. The fish is constantly moving west and last week the
catching was carried out north of St. Kilda and by the end of the
week southwest of the Hebrides, grid 4331, just south of the
57° N and 9 -10° W. The size varies from 330 - 386 g, with an
average at 362 g. The catch size from the southernmost area was
entirely more than 380 g.
Even if the operations are
moving west, we do hope the foreign vessels also this forthcoming
week will deliver their catches in Norway.
Capelin at
Iceland
This season's
capelin catching has so far not been as one could hope for.
28 vessels have sailed across to Iceland, but with just
modest quantities as a result. Two vessels had each of them a
smaller catch of some 100 MT last week.
Good conditions were
reported from the Icelandic trawlers by the start of season,
but after arrival of the Nw vessels, there have been very little
reported. Weather conditions have not been the best and in the last
part of the week the fleet has been alongside the quay hoping
for improving conditions. Also Icelandic vessels are alongside the
quay waiting from things to get better. Maybe the weather will
improve, giving an opening for a start again today (Monday) -
hopefully also resulting in some capelin.
Capelin in the
Barents Sea
In the Barents
Sea two vessels have been operating; "Knester" and "Fiskeskjær". On
Sunday both vessels were in Honningsvåg due to the bad weather.
There has not been registered any capelin yet. When weather
improves, more vessels are expected to join in.
The prices will be as follows
The prices will be as follows
From Monday 18 January 2021 the prices of raw material for meal and oil purposes will be as follows:
You'll find the current minimum prices for spring-spawning herring here
The prices will be as follows
You'll find them here