Land: Iceland

HB Grandi’s trio of pelagic vessels was badly hit by damn weather and is all docked in the Faroe Islands.

The Minister of Fisheries has issued a regulation increasing the

A new machine for drying capelin roe before packing is ready to be taken into operation by HB Grandi for the approaching capelin season. The roe dryer is the result of co-operation between HB Grandi and Skaginn, who produced the equipment.

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