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Hampidjan’s fishing gear specialist Aðalsteinn Snæbjörnsson spent a trip on redfish in the Irminger Sea to help the crew of German trawler Mark with their new pelagic Gloria trawl.
With the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue’s (Ice-Sar) training vessel currently not seaworthy, a debate has opened up on the future of training for seafarers in Iceland.
One of HB Grandi’s trawlers is due to dock in Reykjavík later today after a trip to fishing grounds off the Westfjords chasing saithe, and is about to land a mixed trip of redfish, saithe and cod.
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has published its 2016/17 report on the state of marine stocks, which includes its recommendations to the government for the new 2016/17 quota year that opens on the first of September.
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new seine netter to owners in Norway.
Icelandic fishing company Ögurvík, based in Reykjavík and operating one freezer trawler, has been acquired by Brim hf.
Marel has contracted with HB Grandi to supply a new roundfish processing system for its Vopnafjörður factory in north-eastern Iceland, which is now diversifying from being a purely pelagic operation into also handling groundfish.
It took one of HB Grandi’s trawlers only ten days to catch its quota of oceanic redfish on offshore grounds this year, before shifting back to concentrate on groundfish for the rest of its trip.
Three pelagic vessels sailed from the Westmann Islands last week on a research venture to seek out opportunities in the Irminger Sea.
East of Iceland fishing company Síldarvinnslan saw its blue whiting season come to an end last week, with a total of 65,000 tonnes landed to two factories.