The case in summary Emily Verting is one of six girls who have chosen to attend Naturbruk at Herøy secondary school. The number of girls applying to VG2 Fishing and fishing has increased significantly in recent years. The industry has invested heavily in getting more girls into the profession, among other things through recruitment camps. Fisheries Minister Marianne Sivertsen Næss supports the development and believes that all professions benefit from diversity and gender balance. Milla Longva, another student at Naturbruk, has already decided to become a fisherman. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – I was prepared that it might be me and another girl or two. But on the first day of school I was like: Oh! There were many of us here, says Emily Verting. She is out in a boat to put crab stones together with the others in first-class Natural Sciences at Herøy secondary school. There are six girls and eight boys in the class. So many girls have never been on this line before. – It’s great fun. I love Naturbruk, says Emily as she slowly but surely pulls out the crab legs. Emily Verting (right) and Martine Moltumyr put out crab stones. Photo: Remi Sagen / news – Never were there so many To become fishermen, they must choose vg2 Fishing and catching next year. The number of girls like this in this country has increased sharply in the last 12 years, figures from the Norwegian Directorate of Education show: In 2012/2013, there were 5 girls and 117 boys who took Vg2 Fishing and fishing, i.e. 4 per cent were girls. news has collected new figures from all the schools which show that there are 46 girls and 203 boys on this route in the 2024/2025 school year, i.e. more than 18 per cent girls. Distribution of girls and boys at VG2 Fishing and catching Photo: Remi Sagen / news Møre og Romsdal Nordland Meløy school age: 6 girls and 12 boys Vest-Lofoten school age: 4 girls and 18 boys Sortland school age, branch Øksnes: 1 girl and 22 boys Rogaland Strand grade: 3 girls and 9 boys Troms Senja grade: 4 girls and 11 boys Nord-Troms grade: 1 girl and 14 boys Trøndelag Guri Kunna grade: 3 girls and 14 boys Ytre Namdal grade: 3 girls and 8 boys Vestland Austevoll grade: 5 girls and 25 boys Måløy vgs: 2 girls and 13 boys Østfold Kalnes vgs: 1 girl and 5 boys Finnmark Nordkapp vgs: 4 girls and 11 boys At Ålesund secondary school, for the first time, half are girls at vg2 Fishing and catching. Seven girls and seven boys are in the class this year. – The most we have had before is four girls, so there have never been so many, says contact teacher Sverre Haugen. The boys in class out to set crab stones not far from the school in Fosnavåg. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Tala news has collected nevertheless shows that Ålesund is unique. There are 15 schools in the country that offer the line this school year. In all the other fishing and catching classes at grade 2, boys are in the majority. There is also a large preponderance of men among professional fishermen in this country, so there is a long way to go before full equality. Thought he was in the wrong classroom Timian Ertesvåg is one of the boys who attends Naturbruk at Herøy secondary school. He likes school very much, and especially the days they get to be outside. The timetable calls for two and a half days out with practical work, and the other half of the week is the usual theory. Timian Ertesvåg was surprised by how many girls there were in the class. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Timian thinks it’s nice to have many girls in the class. – It will be a little more lively. It’s nice. But he admits that it was surprising to enter the classroom and see all the girls on the first day of school. – I really didn’t think it was Naturbruk I had signed up for, he says. – Did you think you were in the wrong classroom? – Yes, I thought so, he smiles. Malin Nerland (from left), Martine Moltumyr and Emily Verting out to set crab stones. Photo: Remi Sagen / news – Unbelievably nice Teacher at Herøy continuing education, Per-Ove Voldsund greatly appreciated the development with more girls. – It’s incredibly nice. It is a sign that the hospitalization and career days we have are working. It means that the girls also see a little more what natural farming is for, he says. Per-Ove Voldsund is keen to teach the pupils to respect each other. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Several people in the industry have worked with equality projects in recent years. Marint Kompetansenter has organized a girls’ camp for 10th graders two years in a row, and project manager Ragnhild Giskeødegård says they can now see the effect. – Those who have been to the camps also bring their girlfriends to the courses. We really didn’t expect it to be so effective. She emphasizes that the boys are very welcome to the profession as well, but that it is positive to have a better balance than before. Ragnhild Giskeødegård in Marint competence center says all workplaces benefit from diversity. Photo: Olaug Bjørneset / news Giskeødegård is supported by Fisheries Minister Marianne Sivertsen Næss. She believes that all professions benefit from diversity and gender balance. – This makes me very happy. The fishing profession has been very male-dominated. So the fact that we are now getting more girls, I think is positive for absolutely everyone, she says. Milla Longva really likes spending parts of the school day outside in the fresh air. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Milla Longva steers the boat with a steady hand out on the sea a few hundred meters from the school in Fosnavåg. Two larger fishing boats also drive around the pupils. She is sure of what she wants to be. – There are fish, then. Milla Longva navigates the school boat towards the quay. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Published 10.10.2024, at 20.25
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Several girls want to become fishermen: – It’s great fun
