New prices relative to raw material for meal and oil purposes
Prices relative to raw material for meal and oil purposes as from April 30 2018
Mackerel catching in progress both in open sea and along the coast. - Still herring from the North Sea.
Mackerel
The main season for mackerel is well
under way for both small and larger vessels. The grand total of
last week: 16.000 MT.
Following the agreement on new prices
from Tuesday last week, both purse seiners and trolling vessels
headed for open sea. By the end of the week also vessels larger
than 13 meters joined. The vessels trolling have mainly been
operating off the coast of Møre and further south to an area near
Fedje islands and Øygarden. The mackerel is found in
tight shoals near the coast. During the weekend some vessels found
the mackerel 20 n.m. west of Bulandet when "normally"
trolling.
The larger vessels started their
catching further from the shore just south of the borderline to the
"Loop Sea". Later the fleet moved into the "Loop Sea" and on
Saturday close to 8.000 MT were registered from this area - some
250 n.m northwest of Stadt. In this somewhat unusual area the fleet
observed a lot of mackerel and several good hauls were made. On
Sunday, however, the vessels still being in the area did not
observe any mackerel at all. The same day other vessels hit the
mackerel 30-40 n.m off Hustadvika and more vessels were now
joining.
The size of the fish is fairly small;
330-385 g with an average at 361 g. The size is mostly even with
just very few G6 mixed in and some fish below 250 g. The prices are
from NOK 5,38 to 6,66 at the best. The average price was just below
NOK 6,- .The trollers got prices very close to the minimum
price. Compared to
last year's start of season, the prices then were close to NOK 3,-
higher.
In the forthcoming week there is still
expected high activity, and if the weather is good, there might be
a good yield during the week. Hopefully also better sized mackerel
will appear being more attractive to the buyers.
North Sea
herring
From the North Sea 8.000 MT of herring
were reported last week. Foreign vessels' share was
6.400 MT. One vessel alone got 2.000 MT sold for reduction
purposes. The Nw
vessels were operating east of Peterhead while the foreign vessels
were operating in the waters close to the Orkney Islands. The size
of the herring is good; 210-255 g. As previously reported, the
prices are low at a level near the minimum price of NOK 3,-
Landings are still expected during the
days to come.
Blue whiting/ Norway
pout
From the Egersund Bank in the south via
the Reef to the eastern part of the Patch Bank, 1.100 MT of blue
whiting were caught. From the edge the search for Norway pout
resulted in close to 400 MT.
Prices; from NOK 1,60 - 1,72.
Ocean sprat
Following Danish reports telling of
good catching, 8 trawlers set sails for the ocean sprat last week.
Close to 800 MT were reported from 3 vessels. These catches have
been taken in the southern part of the North Sea some 90 n.m. west
of Esbjerg. The catches were sold for reduction purposes at approx.
NOK 2,-
Coastal sprat
This fishing was open as from
1st of September in Rogaland, Hardanger and Sogn.
Just two catches are reported from the
Sogne Fjord amounting to 27 MT. It is reported fairly promising
observations in Hardanger, - but - the size is too
small.
It has been a change in the fishmeal indicator of -2,69 %, the factor between fishoil and rapeoil is reducedfrom 66 to 59, and the oil-indicator is -9,32 %. There will consequently be changes in the minimum prices of raw material for fishmeal and -oil purpose. The new minimum prices for raw material used for fishmeal and -oil apply from 02.04. 2018.
The catching of capelin in the Barents Sea is now terminated, but it was another splendid week for blue whiting.
Pelagia is established in Skagen, Denmark, producing marinated herring.
This season’s best week for blue whiting – and the capelin quota, close to be taken.
On April 3, 2018, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) will introduce new booking regulations for ordering marine pilots. The regulations will thus be formalized and merged into one set ? Regulations on Compulsory Pilotage.
The season for capelin in the Barents Sea towards an end, but still high activity for blue whiting – if weather is cooperative.