norges råfisklag norwegian fishermens sales organisation azores 2006

Norges RåfisklagNorwegian Fishermens Sales Organisation

Azores 2006

NORGES RÅFISKLAG © 2006

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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


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


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


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


Different sizes – different needs


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


Fishbuyer

Fish landing

Contract note (copy)

Contract note

Invoice

Payment

Settlement,payment

Dir. of Fisheries

Contract note


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”)


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.


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


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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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


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

norges råfisklag norwegian fishermens sales organisation azores 2006

Documents

fleet slide

strategy slide

information slide

registered slide

fish resourcecontrol

rfisklagets area slide

geographical area slide

fishermen rawfish card