The total operating revenues for the fishing fleet in the population were estimated to NOK 10.9 billion, while the total operating expenses were estimated to NOK 9.6 billion. Compared to the total catch value of NOK 12.2 billion, this indicates that the population of the yearly profitability survey catches nearly 90% of the total catch value with a total operating profit of NOK 1.4 billion in 2008. At the same time, the fuel and lubrication oil costs have decreased compared to 2008.