Norwegian Pelagic Fishing Report – Week 21 of 2026: North Sea herring fishing has started on Viking Bank over the Pentacost weekend
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Some of the Austevoll vessels used the Pentecost to catch North Sea herring. Of these, "Slaatterøy" was out with a catch of 380 tons of the fragile but sought-after herring.
Several boats started this year's fishing for North Sea herring during the Whitsun weekend. A total of 955 tonnes were reported from the field at Vikingbanken.