Herring everywhere
Pelagic vessel Beitir docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday to discharge 1580 tonnes of herring to Síldarvinnslan’s processing plant. According to skipper Sturla Thórðarson, this was a short trip, with the…
Put your money where your mouth is, NAPA tells coastal states
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group is challenging the North-east Atlantic Coastal States to take seriously their sustainability commitments. This collective of more than 60 global retailers, food service companies,…
Herring production underway
The Icelandic fleet’s herring fishery has begun, with pelagic vessel Barði landing 560 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant at the weekend. Accordoing to skipper Thorkell Pétursson,…
No progress towards agreement on Atlanto-Scandian herring
A third round of negotiations between coastal states this year has not moved the parties any closer to an agreement, other than to agree to meet again in the autumn…
Warning over NE Atlantic pelagics
As negotiations take place in London this week between coastal states, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has warned that serious reductions are needed in TACs to counterbalance continued…
Urgent action needed to protect NE Atlantic pelagic stocks, says MSC
As national delegations prepare for next week’s meetings in London to thrash out TACs for next year’s pelagic fisheries in the North-East Atlantic, the MSC has warned that urgent action…
European industry sets out position on pelagics for 2023
EU pelagic operators, represented by EAPO, have issued a position paper on pelagic opportunities for 2023, starting with advising sticking to the ICES advice for Northeast Atlantic mackerel with the…
1100 tonne herring haul
Pelagic vessel Börkur has been alongside at Neskaupstaður to offload 1092 tonnes of herring – caught in a single tow off the east of Iceland. According to skipper Hjörvar Hjálmarsson,…
Blue whiting up, herring and mackerel down
ICES has published its advice for next year’s North-East Atlantic pelagic quotas, which are much as expected, according to Norwegian Fishermen's Association. ICES advises a quota of 1,359,629 tonnes for…
As good as it gets
Fishing for Atlanto-Scandian herring is in full swing and Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður plant has been able to maintain full production. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson landed 1440 tonnes, closely followed by 1270 tonnes landed…