Land: Iceland

Freezer trawler Höfrungur III AK docked in Reykjavík yesterday morning after a 24-day trip. Skipper Haraldur Árnason is satisfied with the results and said that he is particularly pleased with the excellent fishing on saithe on the Selvogur Bank.

‘We arrived here off Melrakkaslétta Yesterday morning but the capelin aren’t showing themselves. There’s plenty there, but the marks are small and the fish look to be dispersed and sticking to the shallows close to the land. This is the same situation as last season, but not what we have been seeing in past years,’ said Gudlaugur Jónsson, skipper of Ingunn AK, when we spoke to him.

Vónin has opened an office in Reykjavik Iceland under the brand Vónin Ísland and appointed Björn Johannsson as sales manager of Iceland.

Upswing in fishfarming.

Marel is pleased to announce that its long-term partner, Icelandic Group, has purchased the new FleXicut water-jet cutting robot for high precision bone detection and removal.

With more than 20 years of experience and 2000 portion cutters installed worldwide, Marel has developed the I-Cut 130 Portioncutter to enable salmon food processing companies to keep pace with the constantly escalating demands from customers such as supermarkets and restaurant chains.

HB Grandi and the Turkish shipyard Celiktrans Denis Insaat Ltd. have reached an agreement for Celiktrans to fully design and build a model of a fresh fish trawler for tank testing.

Ingunn AK is now steaming to Vopnafjördur with 900 tonnes of capelin taken in two shots off the Ísafjördur Deeps on board.

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