The fishing fleet at the end of 2010
At the end of the year 2010 the total number of fishing vessels, registered at the Icelandic Maritime Administration, was 1,625.
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25/02/2011
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Four HB Grandi vessels on capelin
There has been some excellent fishing on capelin since the fleet went back to sea following a short break when a strike had been threatened.
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22/02/2011
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Roe season gets underway
The season for freezing capelin roe began this morning at HB Grandi’s Akranes factory after Lundey NS docked yesterday with 1100 tonnes of capelin in its tanks. Fishing grounds are not far from the port and it took only two hours to steam to Akranes after the final shot.
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17/02/2011
Fish catches in January 2011
Total catch of Icelandic vessels in January 2011 was 119,345 tonnes compared to 55,523 tonnes in January 2010.
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15/02/2011
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Fast capelin migration along south coast
Some heavy fishing on capelin kicked off few days ago in shallow water off Skardsfjöruviti, with capelin caught in only eight fathoms of water in some places, according to Albert Sveinsson, skipper of HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Faxi RE.
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14/02/2011
Icelandic fishing company playing towns off against each other?
People’s interest was piqued in the north-western Icelandic town of Isafjordur this morning when one of its biggest and best-known fishing trawlers unloaded its catch in neighbouring Bolungarvik following a decision by Isafjordur town that the fishing company opposed.
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07/02/2011
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Salmon ShowHow off to record start
The 10th annual Marel Salmon ShowHow got off to a record start today, with no less than 200 visitors from almost 100 companies attending the event, which is being staged as usual at the company’s premises in Nørresundby, Denmark.
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02/02/2011
First full load of capelin for Akranes for three years
‘I felt that this deserved a celebration, so we splashed out on cream cakes for the crew, and they were richly deserves,’ said factory manager Gudmundur Hannesson at HB Grandi’s Akranes plant, as Ingunn AK arrived with full tanks of capelin in its home port. This was the first full landing of capelin to the Akranes fishmeal factory for almost three years.
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31/01/2011
Capelin freezing suspended
Freezing capelin has been brought to a halt at HB Grandi’s Vopnafjördur factory for the moment.
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28/01/2011
HB Grandi capelin quota could be 44,000 tonnes
The Marine Research Institute has recommended that the Minister of Fisheries increase the capelin quota for the season from 200,000 tonnes to 325,000 tonnes. This has been done following research into the size and distribution of the capelin stock earlier this month, now that the resulting data has been analysed. If the Minister follows the Institute’s recommendations, HB Grandi’s share of the capelin quota could be 44,000 tonnes this season.
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25/01/2011
