Acronym NA
Category
Fisheries
Title Utvikling av restrukturert agn: Forprosjekt - Development of restructured bait: Preliminary project Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Jon Erik Steenslid Coordinator email jon.erik@segel.no
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
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Start year 2011 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 47,929 Website https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/900718/ Summary In the last 10 years, the Norwegian sea-going line fleet has undergone a major restructuring that has helped to reduce the number of vessels from around 100 to approx. 30 per day. This has been necessary to increase the catch base for the vessels and at the same time improve profitability. Despite this, profitability as of today is far from satisfactory, and both the offshore and coastal line fleet clearly need measures that can help change this. Bait is one of the most important input factors in line fishing, and approx. 12000–14000 tonnes in Norway. The prices of this have risen sharply in recent years. Five years ago, the average price was approx. NOK 8-9, while today it is up to approx. 20 kr. In other words, prices have more than doubled during the period. At the same time, fish prices have not developed to any great extent, and this has meant that bait now accounts for almost 15–20% of the liner vessels' operating costs, compared with 5–8% previously. It therefore goes without saying that a reduction in bait costs will have a major direct impact on profitability. Other countries that engage in modern line fishing, such as the USA, Russia, the United Kingdom, the Faroe Islands and Iceland, are also experiencing the same problem as Norwegian fishermen. These also need new, environmentally friendly solutions, and thus represent a significant market potential for a possible new Norwegian bait product. Line fishing is a passive, gentle and nature-friendly fishing method. It is to some extent species selective as a natural result of the way the fishing is carried out, but there are no sure ways to influence this. It will therefore be very advantageous to be able to manage this in a better and not least more predictable way, especially in relation to cod, which is the most valuable species. By developing a bait tailored for cod fish, it is expected to be able to increase catch efficiency in combination with a reduction in unwanted by-catch. In the same way, it is also possible to avoid catching cod as a by-catch during periods when this is problematic in fishing for other species. This will contribute to more optimized and targeted resource utilization. At the same time, it can also provide better opportunities for more market-adapted fishing because it provides a greater degree of predictability and long-term perspective, something the markets demand. These factors will form good foundations for increased profitability. The world's population is growing, as is the need for marine foods. Today's bait used by the line boats is whole fish and squid that can also be used for human consumption. In addition, most of the bait (approx. 80%) used in Norway is mainly imported from remote areas such as South America and Asia, with the negative consequences this has in terms of both costs and environmental impact. There is a clear objective that a restructured bait should be produced from marine by-products that are not suitable for human consumption and that are not harmful to the environment in the sea. Such a bait will contribute to increased profitability for the line fleet by reducing the bait cost in combination with higher efficiency both in terms of use and fishing. As a result of the present project, a project has now been realized with support from Innovation Norway, with the aim of establishing a new company for the development of technology and production of restructured bait.
Keywords
Longline fishing;
Gear technology;
Fish;
Gear selectivity;
Fishing technology;
Cod;
Marine Region
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
14
Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
42
Barents Sea (27.I)
13
Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
4
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