The Sea of Skagerrak

We fish on nature’s terms:
Our fishing grounds are the North Sea — the southern half of the Skagerrak and the northernmost part of the North Sea. We fish from the nutrient-rich sandbanks along the coast and out toward the fertile slopes along the 800-meter-deep Norwegian Trench. Out in the trench, fresh, cold seawater constantly flows in and out from the North Atlantic, while closer to shore over rocky bottoms and sandy flats, the water shifts between murky and clear depending on wind and current.

We adapt our fishing to the fish’s natural behavior and habitats, which change with water temperature, current direction, waves, food sources, and seasons. We only fish when the weather allows — proper “sea weather” — so we can get past the surf; when it’s windy, the fish are left undisturbed by us.

In our waters, the fish stocks are also thriving because they can move from the deep to the shallow areas and back again as they please, depending on weather conditions and their natural life and seasonal cycles. For generations we have given names to our stone reefs, cliff edges, chalk outcrops, soft bottoms, sandbars, slopes, and depths — and we tend them like the beds in our own garden, as they are the foundation and hiding places for the marine life we depend on.