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Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur landed 2100 tonnes of blue whiting in Neskaupstaður yesterday, and was back to sea as soon as discharging was complete. The company’s other vessels have also been fishing well as the year approaches its end.
Minister of fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has allocated 14,305 tonnes of regional quotas around Iceland.
Shrimp processor Kampi ehf, based in Ísafjörður in north-western Iceland, went to Skagnn 3X for a tub handling system to streamline its production processes. Switching to the Skaginn 3X system increases factory automation and capacity as well as reducing the use of forklifts, while also providing better handling of raw material and tubs.
A new semi-pelagic trawl door design from Danish producer Thyborøn Trawldoor looks promising. The new BlueStream Type 23 doors have been developed based on the company’s experience with its Type 14 doors. These powerful doors are predicted to result in significant fuel savings when demersal fishing, with no drop in catch rates.
Factory trawler Guðmundur í Nesi RE-13 has been advertised for sale and its crew of 36 given notice as the latest round of fleet reduction by fishing company Útgerðarfélag Reykjavíkur hf (ÚR), previously known as Brim, takes place. The company is expected to be left with a single vessel in operation by the beginning of next year.
Samerji’s pelagic freezer trawler Vilhelm Thorsteinsson docked in Neskaupstaðar this week with 570 tonnes of frozen Atlanto-Scandian herring on board, making its last landing under the Icelandic flag before being delivered to its new owners in Russia.
Trefjar has delivered a new autoliner to a customer in north-western Iceland. The 30gt Cleopatra 46B has been completed for Útgerðarfélagið Thórsberg, based in Tálknafjörður.
Icelandic pelagic vessel Huginn has been through a major refit at the Alkor shipyard in Gdansk.
Síldarvinnslan’s groundfish trawlers have done well this autumn. Gullver has fished mainly on its usual home fishing grounds, while Vestmannaey and Bergey have been working off the east coast, landing either in the Westman Islands or at east coast ports, which have seen more landings than has been usual.
A long legal battle for Icelandic fishing company Samherji came to an end this week as the country’s supreme court confirmed a lower court’s initial ruling that a fine levied on the company by the Central Bank was invalid. This brings to an end a fifteen-year process and the ISK15 million (€110,000) fine is no longer applicable.
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