Land: Iceland

Total catch of Icelandic vessels in January 2010 was 55,445

An initial capelin quota has been set following the results of research by R/V Árni Fridriksson. According to the quota issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, 28.431 tonnes are allocated to Norway, 6500 tonnes to the Faroe Islands and 4290 tonnes to Greenland. This leaves 90,779 tonnes for the Icelandic fleet, of which 16,954 tonnes fall to HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels.

Protesting a Government plan to revoke an old ”tax rebate”, most trawlers in the Westman Islands region of Iceland have been returning to port prematurely lately.

‘It’s very quiet and there is much less pearlside than

At constant prices, the volume of the catch of Icelandic

Three boats will be given a permit to fish sea

Research vessels Árni Fridriksson and Bjarni Sæmundsson sailed yesterday to

HB Grandi’s trawlers have fished well over the last year.

Iceland’s biggest fishmeal plant investment is in the final stage of completion early next year.

Statistics Iceland has released a new issue of Statistical Series in the topical category of fisheries. This issue presents Fishing by foreign countries in Icelandic waters 2008 and the world catch 2007.