Lofoten Catch glossary: fishing words explained
This glossary explains the words you meet in Lofoten Catch, in alphabetical order. Words in bold are written exactly as the game shows them.
A to F
Bait: food on the hooks that makes the cod bite. Your boat always has normal bait. Extra bait costs 40 kr and catches more. See Longline fishing.
Berth: the spot at the quay where the boat ties up. The boat moves into it by itself.
Big cod: a large cod. Worth more at both buyers. Most cod from the far ground are big.
Catch: all the fish you have caught.
Catch receipt: the list at the quay that shows how many kilograms of each grade you have.
Coastal map: the big map of Reinefjorden with the real heights of the mountains. See the four places.
Cod: the fish you catch. Cod is a big grey-green sea fish. Lofoten is famous for it.
Crew: the two people working on deck. One turns the winch, the other carries the cod to the fish boxes.
Cruising propeller: an upgrade that makes the boat faster, 7.8 knots instead of 5.8.
Deck: the flat floor of the boat where the crew works.
Exposed: open water with bigger waves. Shown in the Water box.
Far ground: the fishing ground further from the landing. More cod per second, and more big cod.
Fish box: a box on deck where the crew puts the cod. Each cod you see stands for up to 4 kg.
Fish factory: the buyer that buys your whole hold, of any grade. Pays 8 kr/kg extra from 12 kg.
Fish landing: the place at the quay where you sell. On the map it is a cream square with a little house.
Fishing ground: a spot in the sea with a lot of cod. On the map it is a turquoise fish.
Fjord: a long, narrow arm of the sea between steep mountains. Norway has many.
Float: the buoy that floats at the end of your longline, so you can find it. On the map it is an orange dot.
For the factory: the grade for cod that are more than 3 minutes old. Only the fish factory buys them.
Fresh-fish buyer: the buyer that pays the most, but only for fresh cod, and at most 8 kg at a time.
G to P
Grade: the group the buyer puts your cod in: Large & fresh, Standard or For the factory. See Selling at the quay.
Haul: pulling your longline back in with the fish on it.
Hauler: the machine on deck that pulls the line in. The Powered line hauler upgrade makes it faster.
Hold: the space on the boat for your catch. It fits 48 kg. The line Hold 20/48 kg shows how full it is.
Ice on the boat: frozen sea spray on the rails, from 0% to 100%. Only builds up in Out of the wind.
Insulated fish boxes: an upgrade that keeps cod fresh for 6 minutes instead of 3.
kg (kilogram): how heavy something is. A bag of sugar weighs about 1 kg.
Knot: the speed unit sailors use. One knot is a little under 2 km an hour.
kr (krone, kroner): the money of Norway, and the money you earn in the game.
Large & fresh: the best grade: big cod caught in the last 3 minutes.
Longline: a very long fishing line with many hooks. You set it, wait, and haul it in. See Longline fishing.
Lofoten: a real group of islands in the north of Norway, famous for its winter cod fishing.
Moor: to tie the boat up at the quay. The game button says Tie up and unload.
Near ground: the fishing ground closest to the landing.
Order: how much the fresh-fish buyer wants to buy right now, at most 8 kg. It fills up again by 1 kg a minute while you sail.
Q to Z
Quay: the stone or wooden edge of the harbour where boats tie up.
Reinefjorden: the fjord by the village of Reine in Lofoten. In the game it is built from a real map.
Sail off: leave the quay and go back to sea.
Scale: the weighing machine at the quay. Each box goes on it.
Set longline: put your line in the water at a fishing ground.
Sheltered: calm water, out of the wind. Shown in the Water box.
Skipper: the person in charge of a boat. That's you.
Soak: the time your line waits in the water. The longer it soaks, up to 24 seconds, the more cod.
Standard: the grade for normal-sized cod caught in the last 3 minutes.
Wallet: how many kroner you have.
Winch: a turning drum that winds the line in.
Workshop: the Boat workshop, where you buy upgrades for your boat. See the boat workshop.
