Where is Iceland’s saithe?
Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan reports that its fresher trawler Gullver docked this week with a 90-tonne trip on board, with a mix of most species in the fishroom – except…
Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey. Image: Brim
New year starts with good fishing off the Westfjords
Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey is fishing on Westfjords grounds after landing a 140-145 tonne first trip this year. The catch was landed in Reykjavík at the end of the week.…
Brim's fresher trawler Akurey has been fitted with a third trawl winch and extra sweepline winches
Akurey’s seamless switch to twin-rigging
Fresher trawler Akurey has completed its second trip since a refit in which a third trawl winch and an additional set of sweepline winches were installed on board. This enables…
Brim's trawler Akurey completed a respectable first trip of the year, in spite of the challenging weather
Good first trip – despite heavy weather
‘I’m fairly satisfied with what we had for the first trip of the year. There was crazy weather most of the time, but it moderated in patches and that let…