A salmon farm in Norway.
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The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has launched a new public statistics page providing data on the harvesting of farmed salmonids in Norway, with figures available from 2018 onwards.
“The statistics page is intended to contribute to greater transparency, provide better insight, and create a shared factual basis for the industry, authorities, research, the media and society,” said Kasper Løberg Tangen, Head of Section for Fish Health and Fish Welfare at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
According to Mattilsynet, the new page compiles harvest data reported by fish farmers and presents it in a standardised and accessible format. The statistics show total volumes of harvested salmonid fish, along with a breakdown by quality categories, including superior and ordinary grades, "production" fish and discards.
The data are available both quarterly and annually, at national level and by production area. Users can also download the datasets for further analysis. At national level, year-to-date figures can be compared with the same period in previous years, providing an overview of longer-term developments and trends.
Announcing the new portal, Mattilsynet said statistics will be updated four times a year, following reporting deadlines on 7 February, 7 May, 7 August and 7 November.
National-level figures are published with a delay of around five weeks, ensuring the most recently completed quarter is included, while data at production area level are released with a four-month delay to protect commercially sensitive information. This means that national data are updated through the previous quarter, while production-area figures lag by an additional quarter.
The publication solution was developed by Mattilsynet’s aquaculture product team, and further updates are planned to improve functionality and analytical value over time, the authority said.
The statistics page is available via the Mattilsynet website.