Last year, more than 16 thousand tonnes of fish were unloaded in Norrsundet, which is by far the most of all fishing ports in the country, but the fishing boats often have their residence in Finland and on the west coast.
The criticism has long been great for the fact that the industrial trails are a major reason why the flooding has decreased sharply in the Baltic Sea.
– In the past we could get between half and a ton of streaming where we now get fifteen to twenty kilos, so our grim reality looks like, local fisherman Dennis Bergman has told SVT before.
Expects financial loss
While the smaller players want to make food fish, the herring that the industrial trawls captures via tankers from Norrsundet to Denmark where the fish turns into animal feed.
CEO: You the harbor expect to get rid of revenue of between SEK 5 and ten million a year when he now discourages the trawls. The ecosystem is more important, he thinks.
– We have to rise and show that we are strong together here, says Jan Nordlöf.