There was a slight rise in population numbers of the very rare animals last year.

In Eikefjorden in Kinn municipality, large quantities of dead horse mackerel recently washed ashore. The whole thing will probably end up as a meal for birds and other fish-interested animals, the police say. The cause of the fish kill remains a mystery.

The condition of the lake isn’t very good and it has the typical problems with high nutrient levels and depleted oxygen.