Covid trawler’s skipper pleads guilty
The case against the skipper of Icelandic trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 came to court this week, during which he pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him. During the controversial…
The case against the skipper of Icelandic trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 came to court this week, during which he pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him. During the controversial…
What UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as ‘temporary frustrations’ in exporting fresh seafood to buyers in the European Union have boiled over as a convoy of chiller trucks converged…
Icelandic fishing and processing company FISK Seafood, based in Sauðárkrókur in the north of Iceland, has branched out from operating trawlers to acquire Höfn fishing company Ölduós ehf and its…
Arctic Fish Greenland A/S's new factory in the village of Nuussuaq is now open, with the first day’s production on Thursday last week. ‘The factory was ready for production since…
Describing the current situation as a ‘full-blown crisis,’ Scottish Seafood Association chief executive Jimmy Buchan has told the UK and Scottish governments to get a grip, and fast, ‘before severe…
Fishing has been good for the Icelandic fleet fishing for blue whiting, and pelagic vessels Jón Kjartansson and Aðalsteinn Jónsson both started this year’s fishing with new trawl gear from…
A long-term business partnership and the ability to provide a turnkey installation are the key factors in the choice of Carsoe to design, produce and install the new complete processing…
The frustration within the UK seafood industry continues to grow as Britain struggles to get to grips with trading with Europe from outside the Single Market. There are numerous reports…
The fleet of fishing vessels operated by Icelandic fishing company Samherji has made some impressive landings through 2020, with Björg EA-7 at the top of the chart with 9443 tonnes…
All of the shares in Swedish pelagic processor Scandic Pelagic’s operations in Sweden have been acquired by Västkustfisk SVC AB. Scandic Pelagic Ellös AB has changes its name to Sweden…