Norges RåfisklagNorwegian Fishermens Sales Organisation
Azores 2006
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NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
What is Norges Råfisklag?
• Sales-organisation which administer and control the first-hand sale of white-fish (cod, haddock, coalfish), prawns and whale from the fishermen to the fish industry.
• Organize raw-fish market in our region
• Owned by the fishermen through their unions
• “The Rawfish-act” gives us an exclusive right in our geographical area
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Why have we got a Rawfish-act?
• Organize raw-fish market in region– Equal terms of competition for fishermen and
buyers
– Handle local/regional buyers monopoly
– Handle big seasonal fisheries with a lot of fresh fish
– Secure stability
• Secure resource control– All fish landed is registered
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NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
Norway 2005
Fishing fleet: 7 729 vessels
11 848 fishermen, main occupation
2 937 fishermen, second occ.
Fish industry: 693 processing units¹
13 500 employees ¹ Aquaculture: 3 282 licences
4 119 employees
Export: 522 export companies
137 countries
Export value: 31,7 billion NOK (~€4 bill.)¹ 2004
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NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
Råfisklaget – some figures2005 2004
Total turnover (NOK/€):Quantity(round weight):
5.167/626 mill527 mill. kg
4.850/588 mill.531 mill. kg
+ 6,5 %÷ 0,8 %
Cod:Haddock:Saithe:Prawns:
263 mill. kg61 mill. kg101 mill. kg40 mill. kg
257 mill. kg60 mill. kg109 mill. kg45 mill. kg
No of vessels:No of buyers:No of landings:
ca. 5.250227182.000
ca. 5.750250195.000
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NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
Different sizes – different needs
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Sales / trade
• Minimum price system• Approx 75% of all fish sold after direct
agreement between buyer and fisherman
• Auction - from vessel before landing (fresh/frozen)
• Auction - from freezing stores• Regulating and directing fisheries in
periods/areas• Support and information
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NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
Fishbuyer
Fish landing
Contract note (copy)
Contract note
Invoice
Payment
Settlement,payment
Dir. of Fisheries
Contract note
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NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
Settlement for sold fish
•Fisherman is guaranteed settlement •guarantee system, contract notes
•Payment within 14 days after delivery
•security for fishermen•equal competition •equal terms of delivery
•Value-added services: Banking service for fishermen (“Rawfish Card”)
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NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006
Huge areas!
• Complicated picture:• Norwegian Economic
Zone• Spitsbergen Zone
managed by Norway• Smutthavet, Smutthullet
and Grey Zone are ”free areas”
• Most important stocks joint management by Norway and Russia.
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Resource control in Barents Sea
• Illegal fishing in Barents Sea• Problem for the quotas of cod• Problem in the markets
– Illegal fish disturb markets– Reduced consumer confidence
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Control
• Resource control i co-operation with the fisheries authorities (cooperation with Dir. of fisheries, Coastguard) – control of quotas for each fishing vessel– withdrawal of economical values from
fisherman– Sustainability and traceability
• Control of our own regulations to secure equal terms of competition in market
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Most important markets, all fish
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Denm
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Great
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Portug
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Swed
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Germ
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Norges Råfisklag strategy
• Focus on products and services for the fishermen - and the fishing industry
• Contribute to secure resource control, transparency, sustainability and traceability (food safety)
• Value-chain perspective - create national values from the fisheries
• Increase values through research and development projects
• Develop our competence and skills
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Norges Råfisklag - summary
• First-hand sales organization which organize raw-fish market
• Services are sales, payment and resource control
• Focused on sustainability, traceability and creating values from our fish stocks