Norway’s most efficient large fishing vessels in 2025 have been ranked by catch efficiency, based on tonnes landed per day at sea. The analysis covers vessels over 50 metres and shows clear leaders across pelagic, trawl, ring seine, and longline and gillnet fisheries.
The ranking was produced by Catchwise using AIS data and landing notes. It includes only vessels with more than 30 days at sea. Time in port, unloading, and other inactive periods were excluded. The list is unofficial and subject to data limitations.
Pelagic vessels dominate the efficiency table
The pelagic vessel Zenit topped the overall pelagic category. It landed an average of 204.8 tonnes per day at sea in 2025. The vessel landed a total of 14,269 tonnes over 69.7 fishing days.
Second was Libas from Øygarden with 199.5 tonnes per day, followed by H. Østervold from Austevoll at 193.9 tonnes per day. Two more Austevoll-linked vessels, Østerbris and Strand Senior, completed the top five in the pelagic category.
Ramoen leads trawl fleet
In the trawl segment, Ramoen from Ørsta ranked highest. The vessel averaged 40.5 tonnes per day and landed 8,151 tonnes during 2025. It operated for just over 201 days at sea.
It was followed by Havbryn, now renamed Roaldnes, with 35.1 tonnes per day, and Atlantic Viking with 34.4 tonnes per day. The list also includes Havstrand and Nordtind, both with daily averages above 33 tonnes
Ring seine and longline results
Among pelagic ring seine vessels, Sjarmør ranked first with 74.5 tonnes per day, ahead of Fiskebas and Fonnes. In the longline and gillnet category, Geir led with 17.5 tonnes per day, followed by Vestkapp and O. Husby
Catchwise analysed data from more than 350 Norwegian vessels in total. For vessels over 50 metres, 141 vessels were included across gear types and operating patterns.