2. Norway 



The fisheries and fishery statistics of Norway form a striking contrast to those of 

 the other countries considered here. There is, comparatively speaking, no deep-sea fishing 

 and yet the fisheries are of great value. This is due to the open nature of the Norwegian 

 coast, and the peculiar hydrographical and other physical conditions prevailing there. The 

 statistics are likewise peculiar, as they are remarkably detailed and accurate for several 

 kinds of fishing, but do not exist for others. 



Modes of fishing There are three chief modes of fishing in Norway: by nets, long-lines and hand-lines. 

 The hand-lines, of course, date from time immemorial; the long-line, i. e. line with many 

 hooks along the bottom, seems to have appeared in Norway in the first half of the 17th 

 century; and the nets, i. e. gill-nets, about the second half of the same century. So far 

 as the cod fisheries are concerned, far more boats and men employ the simplest forms, i. e. 

 long-lines and hand-lines, than the nets, the proportion using the latter having decreased 

 during the last 30 years. 



Official Publications: 

 Beretniuger om Norges Fiskerier, 1868 — 1875. 



(issued 1870—1877 by >Departeraentet for det Indre».) 

 Statistik over Norges Fiskerier, 1876—1878. 



(issued 1879 — 1880 by «Det atatistiske Centralbureau».) 

 Tabeller vedkommende Norges Fiskerier, 1879 et seq. 



(issued 1881—1900 by "Det statistisko Centralbureau»; 1901 et seq. by «Norges Fiskeristyrelse».) 

 Aarsberetning vedkommende Norges Fiskerier, 1894 et seq. 



(issued 1894 et seq. by «Norges Fiskeristyrelse».) 

 Works of Reference: 



1. Der Ertrag der norwegischen Fischereien und die Teilnahme . . . nebst der Ausfuhr ... in Ueber- 

 siohten dargestellt. Stalistik over Norges Fiskerier i 1878. 



2. Statistics of the Sea Fisheries of Norway during the year 1881 etc.; published by «The Central 

 Statistical Office». Christiania 1883. 



3. Eeport on Norwegian Marine Investigations 1895 — 97. 



4. Report on Norwegian Fishery and Marine Investigations, vol. I, 1900. Johan Hjort and Knut Dahl. 



5. «Les Pêches» in «La Norvège, ouvrage officiel publié a l'occasion de l'exposition universelle de Paris 

 1900.. Christiania 1900. 



6. Fiskeri og Hvalfangst i det nordlige Norge; .Iohan Hjoht, Borgen 1902. 



7. Die Seefischerei Norwegens. Bericht von W. Decker, F. Heincke, H. Henking. Abhandl. d. deutschen 

 Seeüscherein-Yereins. VI, 1901. 



