Fisheries

'If we continue like this, it won’t be long before the entire fishery is gone'

A Norwegian fisherman has warned that a saithe fishery is at risk of collapse due to widespread harvesting of undersized fish.

Coastal seiner Hakon Gullvik has been sharply critical of the purse seine fishery for saithe that has taken place off Finnmark this spring and summer.
Coastal seiner Hakon Gullvik has been sharply critical of the purse seine fishery for saithe that has taken place off Finnmark this spring and summer.Photo: Kjersti Sandvik
Journalist
Published 4 September 2025, 09:49Updated 5 September 2025, 17:51
SaitheNorwayQuotasFinnmarkNorwegian Directorate of Fisheries