Land: Iceland

At constant prices, the volume of the catch of Icelandic

HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels are back on pearlside after a short break due to an extended bout of bad weather at the beginning of December. The fishing grounds, as before, are around the Grindavík deeps, and there are six vessels fishing there. Catches are still slow.

All of HB Grandi’s staff at the Reykjavík and Akranes processing plants are currently taking part in training courses alongside their normal work, taking in handling of raw material, hygiene and cleaning procedures. These courses, held in co-operation with research body Sýni, started last month and will continue through December.

This is the first time North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) has invited the national government in its meeting.

Iceland’s new fishmeal factory is doing quite well as its excellent progress certify.

HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels Faxi RE and Ingunn AK docked last week at Akranes with 1200 tonnes of pearlside between them. Faxi began landing around 700 tonnes on Friday morning and Ingunn arrived a day later with a further 500 tonnes.

Faxi RE is due to Akranes tonight after three days fishing on pearlside. Early this morning they had 500 tonnes on board, so there are hopes that this will be increased once Faxi has taken its last haul before setting course for the 70 nautical mile trip to Akranes.

Lundey NS docked in Akranes last night with between 1350

Two of HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels, Faxi RE and Ingunn AK, are now fishing pearlside at the western end of the Grindavík Deeps. Faxi made its appearance on fishing grounds on Sunday and Ingunn arrived on Tuesday morning.

Herring are right off the shore due to difficult conditions and that hit the fishers mostly in Iceland.