19690322. "The blackest herring year". The result of this year's winter herring fishing is the...

19690322. "The blackest herring year". The result of this year's winter herring fishing is the worst we have had in this century. But it is not just the natural basis, herring, that has failed. The development of the herring fleet has taken place without goals and management. If this development continues, a number of these boats will come under the auction hammer in a short time. It was herring in the note, which, however, cracked under the herring weight. Values ​​for NOK 25,000 were lost. However, 1,700 hectoliters of the catch were saved. Everyone aboard "Jøkul" was happy with that catch. The fishing skate "Jøkul" with twelve men is north of Kristiansund on the herring field. Since January 2, they have been waiting for fish - big herring fishing, first in the North Sea, but also this time with a lot of land. 100 boats were waiting for Storsilda north of Kristiansund, but several trips out and in due to reports of storms and hurricane. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen / NTB