Land: Iceland

The Icelandic Association of Fishing Vessel Owners (LÍÚ) has come

Total catch of Icelandic vessels in December 2008 was 85,774

With few prospects for the capelin quotas to be allocated

HB Grandi’s fresher trawler Ásbjörn RE sold its catch on the Bremerhaven auction over three days this week, with the final sale taking place yesterday morning. The 138 tonne catch fetched a total of €250,000, equivalent to 42 million Isl Kr at the present rate of exchange.

The capelin search that HB Grandi vessels are taking part in has located capelin over a wide area north and north-east of Iceland. Skipper Albert Sveinsson of Faxi RE said that it had been decided that they would spend longer than originally intended on the capelin search, but that if everything goes to plan, they should be finished by midday today.

Two of HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels, Faxi RE and Lundey NS, are taking part in capelin research for the next few days, alongside Börkur NK and research vessel Árni Fridriksson. This year the annual capelin search takes on a whole new dimension as Marine Research Institute scientists have the opportunity to follow in real time data from all four vessels taking part in the search.

HB Grandi’s fresher trawler Ásbjörn RE is steaming with a

The planned slaughter of farmed cod at HB Grandi’s aquaculture

Now that HB Grandi’s shore based production has closed for

Trouble stricken Iceland sees good living in fishing industry as for centuries fishing has been their trustworthy livelihood.