Ports
Land reclaimed for new net loft
A new net loft is due to start taking shape at Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland.
FiskerForum
24/05/2016
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Country Specific News
Land: Iceland
Fish Species
Blue whiting shifts west of the Faroes
Fishing has been steady, but the Icelandic fleet’s blue whiting season looks to be coming to a close, with the Seamen’s Day stopover due in early June marking the point at which much of the pelagic fleet starts fitting out for the summer herring and mackerel fisheries.
FiskerForum
19/05/2016
Fish Species
Strong start on offshore redfish
Fishing has been good on offshore redfish on the Reykjanes Ridge south-west of Iceland, although quotas have been dramatically in the last few years. With small quotas to be taken, there is no hurry to start fishing, and the season opened for the Icelandic fleet this week.
FiskerForum
13/05/2016
Fish Species
No shortage of cod and golden redfish
‘We spend a decent part of every trip searching for saithe in amounts that are worth fishing. That’s something that hasn’t been very successful, but there’s no problem taking our allocation of golden redfish and cod,’ said Magnús Kristjánsson, skipper of one of HB Grandi’s fresher trawlers.
FiskerForum
12/05/2016
Fish Species
Blue whiting getting lively
HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Venus is back on the fishing grounds after its latest landing at Vopnafjördur last week. Fishing grounds are now east of the Faroe Islands, and according to the skipper for the last trip, Róbert Axelsson, the blue whiting are following much the same migration pattern as they did during last year’s season.
FiskerForum
08/05/2016
Fishing
Successful tests with steerable doors
Steerable trawl doors from Icelandic company Polar Fishing Gear look likely to become available later this year as the first full-scale sea trials carried out last month were highly successful.
FiskerForum
06/05/2016
Manufacturers
Ten years of Hydrowing doors
Polar Fishing Gear has celebrated ten years of its Hydro-wing trawl doors, as in March 2006 a 12 square metre pair of Mars doors went on board Ísfélag’s Snorri Sturluson for fishing redfish and later that same year a pair was supplied to Sjólaskip for its operations off West Africa.
FiskerForum
03/05/2016
Fish Species
Greenland halibut play hard-to-get
All of HB Grandi’s factory vessels are now fishing deep north-west of the Westfjords along with five other trawlers, searching for elusive Greenland halibut on fishing grounds off the edge of the Hali area.
FiskerForum
29/04/2016
News
Coastal fishermen slam Ministry quota adjustment
Coastal fishermen’s associations in Iceland have slammed the Ministry of Fisheries’ decision to adjust this year’s coastal quotas calling on the Minister to review his decision.
FiskerForum
29/04/2016
News
Seafood and the Panama Papers
Investigative journalism group Reykjavík Media, which was instrumental in uncovering the Panama Papers that names holders of offshore accounts around the world, including members of Iceland’s government, has stated that it expects to lift the lid on fishing industry links with offshore holdings.
FiskerForum
28/04/2016