Norwegian shark fishery along US east coast, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean in 1966

“Since leaving Norway in June 1965, a Norwegian shark fleet of four vessels (each equipped with radar, depth recorder, and direction finder) has been fishing off the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. In early 1966, the fleet sailed down the Central American coast to Trinidad, and then to Charleston, S. C., where supplies were taken on in March and April. The fleet’s total catch ( mainly brown and mackerel sharks with small quantities of dolphin and swordfish) probably did not exceed 450 tons after about 10 months of fishing. Long lines from 20 to 35 miles in length and equipped with radar buoys are reported to be the gear used. The catch is frozen for further processing in Norway or Germany. Italy is the intended market”.

Source

Commercial Fisheries Review dated June 1966, p. 96.