Denmark's Hanstholm fish auction sees November catch up 40% year on year, daily landings reach 230 tonnes

The Hanstholm fish auction (Hanstholm Fiskeauktion) in Denmark saw its November catch rise 40% year on year. According to a November 13 report by the Danish newspaper Fiskeritidende, large volumes of cod had already been landed for several consecutive months, and that momentum has continued so far in November.

Jens Schneider Rasmussen, one of the auction's owners, co-owns the auction with Flemming Sand Kvejborg. He told Nordjyske that more catch translates directly into more jobs, and that the port's processing industry no longer has to send employees home early because of insufficient catch.

Turnover is also higher than in the same period last year, increasing by DKK 12 million. The increase is linked to fishing vessels landing about 230 tonnes of fish per day for several consecutive days, compared with a normal level of about 100 tonnes per day.

One reason for the higher landings in this period is the mild, sunny and low-wind weather in November. However, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) forecast, the weather will change over the weekend, with rain and strong winds arriving and gusts possibly reaching 20 metres per second.