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Thousand tonne increase from year to year
The HB Grandi fleet’s herring and mackerel catches this summer total 33,400 tonnes. This is a small increase compared to last summer’s catches when the fleet landed 32,400 tonnes. The table below illustrates herring and mackerel catches for each segment of the fleet this summer, compared to the 2013 season. As can be seen, herring catches fell by approximately 3000 tonnes, while the mackerel catch increased by 4400 tonnes. The difference lies primarily in increased fishing for the pelagic vessels.
Catch 2013 [tonnes] Herring Mackerel Total Fresher trawlers 183 429 612 Freezer trawlers 466 6.175 6.641 Pelagic vessels 12.967 12.015 24.982 Total 13.616 18.619 Catch 2014 [tonnes] Herring Mackerel Total Fresher trawlers 31 384 415 Freezer trawlers 344 4.034 4.378 Pelagic vessels 10.014 18.500 28.514 Total 10.389 22.918