Hope remains for capelin fishery
By the end of February, Iceland’s winter season capelin fishery would normally be underway, but this year repeated acoustic surveys have so far not indicated a strong enough presence of…
By the end of February, Iceland’s winter season capelin fishery would normally be underway, but this year repeated acoustic surveys have so far not indicated a strong enough presence of…
The mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet got off to a good start this year, with reports of plenty shoals of good-sized fish. Fishing mainly to the north-west of Orkney,…
Icelandic processor Eskja, based in the east coast port of Eskifjörður, saw a record broken this week when the largest single landing of blue whiting took place. Faroese pelagic vessel…
Síldarvinnslan’s processing plants in Neskaupstaður and Seyðisfjörður have been kept busy with a series of heavy blue whiting landings. Börkur docked yesterday, landing part of its 3000 tonne payload to…
Senior figures in the Irish fishing industry have reacted with alarm and anger to the prospect of a deal that would give Icelandic vessels access to Irish waters – and…
An agreement reached between the Faroe Islands and Russia will see some quotas on both sides reduced in 2024. The Faroese fleet’s quota for cod in the Russian zone of…
The Faroe Islands and Greenland have concluded negotiations held at the Greenlandic embassy in Copenhagen to agree reciprocal fisheries opportunities for 2024. The Faroes fleet’s quotas in Greenland’s waters remain…
With negotiations currently underway in Oslo, there is serious concern with the Irish fishing industry that Norway could be handed a 150,000 tonne blue whiting quota with access to EU…
With negotiations between Norway and the European Union on access and quota sharing set to begin next week, key figures in the Irish fisheries sector are demanding a radical rethink.…
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…