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Norges Råfisklag Norwegian Fishermens Sales Organisation Azores 2006

Norges Råfisklag Norwegian Fishermens Sales Organisation Azores 2006. Råfisklagets area. 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 .

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Norges Råfisklag Norwegian Fishermens Sales Organisation Azores 2006

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  1. Norges RåfisklagNorwegian Fishermens Sales Organisation Azores 2006

  2. Råfisklagets area

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Norway 2005 ¹ 2004

  6. Råfisklaget – some figures

  7. Different sizes – different needs

  8. 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

  9. Fish landing Fishbuyer Contract note (copy) Contract note Settlement,payment Invoice Payment Contract note Dir. of Fisheries

  10. 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”)

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Most important markets, all fish

  15. 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

  16. Norges Råfisklag - summary • First-hand sales organization which organize raw-fish market • Services are sales, payment and resource control • Focused onsustainability, traceabilityand creating values from our fish stocks

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