Port of Hanstholm - Again in 2010 The Largest Edible Fish Port in Denmark

Creation date: 19 May 2011

- Supplies of edible fish DKK 500 million – Hanstholm – the largest in Denmark

- All time record: Total supply of fish for Port of Hanstholm DKK 729 million.

Value of edible fish landings

The value of edible fish landings in Port of Hanstholm amounted in 2010 to DKK 500 million – and Port of Hanstholm again demonstrates its position as the largest edible fish port of Denmark. In addition to this Port of Hanstholm breaks its own all time fish supply record as the total value of landings to the port in 2010 amounted to DKK 729 million – the largest ever in the history of Port of Hanstholm – so the truth that Hanstholm lives on fish becomes more and more clear…

Edible fish/total value DKK – Danish ports from 2002 to 2010

2010: Hanstholm all time record  - value landed fish for industrial purpose DKK 219 million – an increase of DKK 105 million or 92% compared to 2009.

As in previous years Hanstholm also “sits on” saithe and cod...

2010 also showed a positive trend in the value of plaice landed in Hanstholm.  Though prices for this fish were very unfavourable in 2010 the value of landings rose from DKK 20 million in 2009 to DKK 33 million in 2010 – an increase of 65%. Hanstholm is the 2^nd largest in plaice landings in 2010 only exceeded by Thyborøn.

      Plaice landings                                              Total value of landings

Port of Hanstholm is the 2^nd largest port in Denmark on total value of landings – when both industrial and edible fish are included – hereunder pelagic fish (herring and mackerel) – only exceeded by Port of Skagen (see the graph above to the right).

For further information please contact:

Hanstholm Port Forum, Ms. Britta Vang Mikkelsen tel. +45 9796 2325/+45 2215 5416

Source: Hanstholm Port Forum, Gemba and The Danish Directorate of Fisheries.