Making a start on blue whiting
Pelagic vessel Barði, operated by Síldarvinnslan, has made a start on blue whiting and landed its first trip. Barði sailed from Neskaupstaður before the weekend, and the trip was cut…
Survey finds strong mackerel presence
The annual international survey to identify the extent of North Atlantic pelagic stocks took place between 1st July and 3rd August this year, and the results have now been analysed…
EU pelagic sector condemns Faroe-Russia blue whiting deal
The EU pelagic fishing industry has strongly condemned the decision by the Faroe Islands to license Russian vessels to fish for blue whiting in the Special Area that lies between…
Scotland’s pelagic sector slams Faroese blue whiting deal with Russia
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association has hit out at the ongoing presence of Russian factory vessels operating in the grey zone shared between the UK and the Faroe Islands. This…
First blue whiting landings to Iceland
Fishing for blue whiting is underway in the grey zone south for the Faroe Islands, with Icelandic and Faroese pelagic vessels at work there. The first landing in Iceland was…
Pelagic fleet prepares for blue whiting
With the first big capelin season for years behind them, the Icelandic pelagic fleet is no gearing up for the blue whiting fishery, and the first pelagic vessels have already…
Turned away the SFPA way
Killybegs has witnessed the bizarre spectacle of a high-tech fishing vessel, its tanks loaded with a human consumption-standard catch, taking its fish elsewhere after a demand by SFPA that the…
Message sent to coastal states – as Faroes set pelagic quotas
Faroese Minister of Fisheries Árni Skaale has signed off a decision on the Faroese fleet’s quotas for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring on similar lines to previous years – and…
Pelagic stock management in the spotlight
The management of the North-East Atlantic’s three main pelagic stocks has again been highlighted as the the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has sent an open letter to politicians…
Tracking blue whiting codend behaviour
The blue whiting fishery that takes place west of Ireland and Scotland in the spring is know for tight concentrations of fish, often resulting in big bags after short tows.…
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