Land: Faroe Islands

Erik Mikkelsen and Jan Bjerre Christensen, Hanstholm, have both bought an OILWIND Autoline System for their boats.

On Thursday June 10th, the Norðborg KG 689 berthed in Klaksvík for discharging her catch of frozen Herring which was caught east of Iceland.

On the 10th of April the pair-trawlers m/v Fram and m/v Vestmenningur began their season for Silver Smelt (Argentine). Since then they have made 14 trips and caught 3.900 tons.

Vónin’s pelagic department is based in one of the busiest harbours in the Faroe Islands, the port of Fuglafjørður. When mentioning the pelagic fishery in the North Atlantic Ocean the location must be considered to be extremely central.

The most complex fishing vessels for the Faroe islands was launced on February 20 at the Asmar shipyard in Talcahuano, Chile.