VSV’s herring season coming to an end
The pelagic vessels operated by Westman Islands company Vinnslustöðin have been on herring recently, but their season is now coming to an end. Sighvatur Bjarnason has made its last landing…
Mackerel season finished – herring next
The three pelagic vessels operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, Barði, Beitir and Börkur have finished their mackerel fishery for this year after searching in both international and Icelandic waters with…
NAPA warns of impending herring collapse
Research by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is the basis of a warning that Atlanto-Scandian herring in the Northeast Atlantic could face a potential repeat of the 1960s…
Irish pair detained in Norway
A pelagic pair team from Ireland fishing in Norwegian waters have been detained by the Coastguard on suspicion of operating in a closed area. Ronan Ross and Sarah David sailed…
Enough is enough, warns NAPA
In an open letter to Ministers, a collective of global retail and supply-chain heavyweights warns its patience is running out. The consortium of seafood companies demands that Coastal States seize…
Concern over downward herring advice
The recommendation by ICES for a substantial reduction in next year’s Atlanto-Scandian herring quota – from down 24% to 310,000 tonnes from this year’s agreed 511,171-tonne TAC – is already…
ICES advice – reduced herring and mackerel quotas, lift for blue whiting
ICES has published its advice for a reduction to next year’s mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring quotas and an increase in blue whiting. The advice is for a 390,101-tonne quota for…
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,…