28 hours – full trips
Síldarvinnslan’s fresher trawlers Bergey and Vestmannaey are back at sea after short Easter trips – each landing a full fishroom of groundfish for just 28 hours at sea. Their catches…
30 hours at sea for a full fishroom
The two fresher trawlers operated by Icelandic company Bergur-Huginn have been fishing well, despite difficult weather conditions this winter. Both landed full fishrooms in the Westman Islands at the weekend…
Bergur-Huginn’s trawler Bergey. Image: Egill Guðni Guðnason
Quick reactions stop Covid outbreak on board
When one of the crew of Icelandic trawler Bergey began to display Covid symptoms, a rapid response ensured that others were not infected. Bergey sailed from the Westman Islands on…
Landing catches from Vestmannaey and Bergey. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Guðmundur Alfreðsson
36-hour trips
With heavy fishing off the south of Iceland, Bergur-Huginn’s fresher trawlers have both made capacity landings twice in a row. Vestmannaey and Bergey docked in the Westman Islands with full…
Bergur-Huginn’s Bergey is now in its first trip. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Guðmundur Alfreðsson
First trip for Bergey
The second of two new trawlers built for Westman Islands fishing company Bergur-Huginn has arrived in its home port for the first time, and didn't stay long at the quayside.…