Norwegian seafood products
Every category from the Norwegian coast and fisheries, farmed and wild. Formats and seasons are typical and confirmed per quotation.
8 products
Clupea harengus
Norwegian spring-spawning herring is the largest herring stock in the North-East Atlantic and is fished by Norwegian purse seiners and trawlers mainly from autumn to late winter. It is sold frozen whole round, as fillets and flaps, and as raw material for marinated products.
- Season
- Sep–Mar
- Origin
- Wild-caught
North Sea herring
PelagicClupea harengus
North Sea herring is fished by Norwegian vessels in the North Sea and Skagerrak mainly in summer. It is traded frozen whole round or as fillets, and used for matjes and marinated products.
- Season
- May–Sep
- Origin
- Wild-caught
Atlantic mackerel
PelagicScomber scombrus
Atlantic mackerel is caught by Norwegian purse seiners and trawlers mainly from August to November, when the fish has its highest fat content. It is traded frozen whole round, size-graded, and as fillets.
- Season
- Aug–Nov
- Origin
- Wild-caught
Capelin
PelagicMallotus villosus
Capelin is a small pelagic species fished in the Barents Sea in late winter in years when a quota is set. Whole frozen capelin and capelin roe go to food markets; the remainder is used for fishmeal and oil.
- Season
- Jan–Apr
- Origin
- Wild-caught
Blue whiting
PelagicMicromesistius poutassou
Blue whiting is a small cod-family species fished by trawl west of the British Isles and in the Norwegian Sea, mainly in the first half of the year. Most of the catch goes to fishmeal and oil, with some frozen whole for food.
- Season
- Jan–May
- Origin
- Wild-caught
Sprat
PelagicSprattus sprattus
Sprat is fished in Norwegian fjords and the North Sea, with the fjord fishery traditionally running in autumn. It is sold frozen whole and is the raw material for canned smoked sprats.
- Season
- Aug–Dec
- Origin
- Wild-caught
Atlantic horse mackerel
PelagicTrachurus trachurus
Horse mackerel is caught by Norwegian pelagic vessels in autumn when the fish enters the North Sea and Norwegian coastal waters. It is traded frozen whole round, size-graded.
- Season
- Sep–Nov
- Origin
- Wild-caught
Atlantic bluefin tuna
PelagicThunnus thynnus
Atlantic bluefin tuna has returned to Norwegian waters, and Norway fishes a limited quota with purse seine and rod in late summer and autumn. Each fish is individually tagged and documented under ICCAT rules.
- Season
- Aug–Oct
- Origin
- Wild-caught