The business award presented annually by Icelandic business trade publications Frjáls Verslun and Viðskiptablaðið has this year gone to fishing gear producer Hampiðjan. This is the most prestigious award of…
The pelagic vessels operated by Síldarvinnslan are starting 2023 on blue whiting after the Christmas and New Year layover in port. Beitir and Börkur have already sailed, and Barði is…
The Australian Government is taking steps to make it easier to identify locally-produced seafood as consultation on the proposed Country of Origin Labelling model hospitality settings opens. In one survey commissioned…
All of the European and North American fishing industry assets of Icelandic fishing giant Samherji have been acquired by an unnamed Dutch company owned by Netherlands resident Baldvin Thorsteinsson –…
Faroese pelagic fishing and processing company Varðin Pelagic began its activities in Tvøroyri, on the island of Suðuroy, in 2012 with a high-tech pelagic processing plant, and now plans to…
Spain’s fishing industry federation CEPESCA states that the maintenance aid to balance sky-rocketing fuels costs in the wake of the war in Ukraine are appreciated – but the Spanish government…
A new industry grouping holding a substantial share of Icelandic quotas is set to appear as the boards of two major fishing operators have agreed on a merger – and…
Processing equipment manufacturer Baader has appointed Jákup Sørensen to manage Baader Danmark as of 1st January 2023, and is ending its longstanding relationship with Faroese agent Petur Larsen from 30th…
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have announced $3.7 million in grants to support data modernisation and electronic data collection in…
The scientific recommendations for 2023 indicate that this new year’s anchovy TAC will be 33,000 tonnes, most of which goes to the Spanish fleet. The 29,7000 tonnes of anchovy made…