Economy
Longliner joins Faroese fleet
Faroese company Framherji continues to renew tonnage, having replaced a longliner owned by a partner company with a newer vessel.
FiskerForum
19/04/2016
ANNONCER
Country Specific News
Land: Faroe Islands
Fishing
Vónin trawl doors
Faroese fishing gear manufacturer Vónin has made an entrance to the trawl door business with pelagic and demersal models that were introduced at the company’s Vónin Day at the Nordic House in Tórshavn with a hundred and fifty vessel owners, skippers, mates and deck bosses present.
FiskerForum
12/04/2016
Fish Species
Capto gear for blue whiting season
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic two vessels are now on grounds in the grey zone between the Irish and Faroese EEZs and inside the Faroese EEZ, although only twelve Icelandic vessels can fish inside the Faroese zone at any one time.
FiskerForum
09/04/2016
Fish Species
Faroese blue whiting quota set
Following consultations with the foreign affairs committee, Faroese fisheries minister Høgni Hoydal has set this year’s quota for the Faroese fleet’s blue whiting fishery.
FiskerForum
28/03/2016
Economy
Hampidjan buys Vónin
Icelandic fishing gear group Hampiðjan is reported to have acquired a controlling stake in Faroese company P/F Vón, the parent company of Faroese fishing gear group Vónin.
FiskerForum
15/03/2016
Fish Species
Varðin Pelagic expands into surimi
Faroese pelagic fishing and processing company Varðin Pelagic expects to extend its factory in Tvøroyri this year, focusing on the blue whiting fishery in Faroese waters.
FiskerForum
14/03/2016
News
Farming below the surface
A large seaweed research project will include Faroese company Ocean Rainforest. In addition to research funding, the company will benefit from further knowledge on the refining of seaweed, according to the company’s owner Ólavur Gregersen in an interview with Faroese radio.
FiskerForum
13/02/2016
Economy
Ruth goes to the Faroes
According to Norðlýsið, Faroese operator Næraberg has bought Danish pelagic vessel Ruth from Hirtshals.
FiskerForum
07/01/2016
Fish Species
Faroes and Iceland agree greater access
Faroese and Icelandic fisheries ministers, Hogni Høydal and Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, have announced an agreement that gives Faroese fishing vessels greater access to Icelandic waters next year as well as increased reciprocal access for both countries to each others’ EEZs.
FiskerForum
22/12/2015
News
Marel to Supply VAP Section of New Bakkafrost Salmon Plant
Bakkafrost has signed a deal with Marel for equipping the portioning and value-added production (VAP) sections of its new salmon Harvest/Packaging/VAP factory in the Faroe Islands, set to open in 2016.
FiskerForum
10/11/2015
