Opens 16 closed salmon rivers – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio

For over two weeks, 33 salmon rivers south of Nordland have been closed to fishing. The closure was made by the Norwegian Environment Agency after there were unusually few salmon in the rivers. Report before the weekend At the end of last week, the Norwegian Institute for Natural Sciences (NINA) came out with a new report on the state of salmon in the rivers. – The situation is serious and shows that the measure to close fishing in the sea and river was necessary. In many places, strict measures will be necessary in the future. This is what senior researcher Torbjørn Forseth told news on Friday. The report from NINA was based on new counts and data from both the closed rivers and rivers that are still open to fishing. The report established that small, medium and large salmon swim up the rivers south of Nordland. North of Trøndelag, the situation is more variable. – It looks better in Troms and Western Finnmark than other parts of the country, while in the Varangerfjord there are so far signs that indicate significantly less salmon than before, the report says. Wild salmon “close to danger” Last year’s salmon fishing was the worst ever and the catch of wild salmon dropped sharply from the previous year. In 2022, 97,678 wild salmon were caught by anglers in Norwegian salmon rivers. The number for 2023 was 70,593. Villaksen is on the red list in the Norwegian Arts Data Bank and assessed as “near threatened”. – Now there is a risk of serious damage to the salmon stocks, and we therefore believe that we must take measures, said Director of the Norwegian Environment Agency, Ellen Hambro, when it became clear that the rivers were closed to fishing. Want stricter regulation Closed rivers have created frustration among both salmon fishermen and river owners who make a living from salmon tourism. River owners have, among other things, pointed to the farming industry as a reason for the lack of salmon this year. They believe salmon lice and escaped salmon are a threat to wild salmon. Several have advocated that the industry must be regulated more strictly. Published 09/07/2024, at 15.42 Updated 09.07.2024, at 15.43



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