Outlook for Russian mackerel fishery taking off in Norwegian Sea
That will become the largest harvest for all the years of fishery management in the NEAFC zone. The Russian mackerel harvest in the international waters of the Norwegian Sea exceeded 45,000 only once, in 1998 namely, when the fishery in the open waters was not regulated.
Russia's total harvest of Atlantic mackerel in the Norwegian Sea in 1998-2009
Years | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Catch, ‘000 metric tons | 67.8 | 51.4 | 50.8 | 41.6 | 45.8 | 40.0 | 49.5 | 40.5 | 33.6 | 35.7 | 32.7 | 41.4 |
The most efficient period for mackerel operations in the Norwegian Sea is July and the first half of August. In 2009 dedicated mackerel fishery in the enclave of the Norwegian Sea was conducted from 26 June to 25 August and was closed in connection with exhaustion of capture quotas by the shipowners. In the Faroese fishing zone the mackerel fishery in 2009 was conducted from 1 July to 29 August.