Clean bill of health for whole workforce
Iceland has been hit hard by Covid-19 over recent weeks, and fishing and processing company Samherji was taking no chances – starting 2022 by screening the entire workforce ashore and…
Norwegian seafood hits a record high
2021 has been the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports, with 3.1 million tonnes of seafood worth NoK120.8 billion shipped to overseas markets. This represents records in terms of…
Norebo acquires stake in processing systems company Vélfag
A 54.5% share in Icelandic processing equipment supplier Vélfag has been acquired by Murmansk-based Norebo, one of Russia’s largest fishing and processing companies. Vélfag’s founders, Ólöf Ýr Lárusdóttir and Bjarmi…
New Head of R&D joins Iceland Ocean Cluster
Dr. Alexandra Leeper has joined the Iceland Ocean Cluster team as the new head of research and innovation. She comes to this new position from the UK, and completed her…
Advancing knowledge of trawling’s global impact
Seabeds are in good health where trawl fisheries are sustainably managed, according to an innovative world-wide study of the impacts of bottom trawling. The first study of its kind, by Bangor University with collaborating research institutes, published…
New beamer on sea trials
The first sea trials of new beam trawler Avanti Z-26 were carried out just before the end of 2021. Built for Belgian fishing company Rederij Devan, Z-26 is built to…
New PFA president steps up
Tim Heddema is the new president of the Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption. He takes over…
Langoustines return to Lorient – and octopus arrive
After a couple of difficult seasons, Lorient’s 2021 langoustine season was a good one for the port, which is the premier landing point in France for live langoustine. The 2019…
Brim fresher trawler beats its own record
The crew of Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey have set the bar high with a record catch for this year. Their overall catch for 2021 is around 10,300 tonnes with a…
Seafood Scotland to support industry with new funded training programme
The award of £100,000 of funding from the National Transition Training Fund and Skills Development Scotland to Seafood Scotland will go to supporting onshore activities of seafood businesses Scotland. Delivered…
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