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When a fisherman hauls a catch aboard, not everything can be sold or eaten. The surplus fish die in large numbers and go to waste. In 2027, the estimate runs to many thousands of tons.

Next year, 157,000 tons of fish will die and go to waste

Fishermen throw large quantities of fish back into the sea, and in the process an astonishingly large number of fish die. Arkivfoto: Per Folkver
Fishermen throw large quantities of fish back into the sea, and in the process an astonishingly large number of fish die. Arkivfoto: Per Folkver

A big number is hiding in a small memo. 157,000,000.

That’s how many kilograms of fish will be hauled up to die for no benefit when fishermen land their catches from the North Sea, the Kattegat, and the Skagerrak next year.

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