Main Seafood Market of Sweden where they unload and the largest volume of fish sold in this country.
About 1,500 vessels currently licensed by the state to engage in commercial fishing, as well as more than 1,800 people have commercial fishing licenses. The total number of fishermen, however, is because everyone working on the boat must not be licensed. The average size of a trawler in the fisheries sector in Sweden, according to 2000 data about 14 meters. It is classified as small-scale fisheries, ie, up to 12 meters, the size of the boat, representing 40% of the fleet.
Fishing can be divided into three groups for the type of fishing they carry:
Pelagic species (caught with trawl / note) as herring and mackerel
Demersal species (fishing with trawls) as flatfish and shrimp
Another fishing (passive gear such as nets, cages, longlines, etc.) including a variety of species including cod, shark, eel and salmon.
The three main fisheries in Sweden the following: cod; herring / herring; as well as shrimp and lobster. For more information on the various tools see website Fiskeriverkets