Samherji’s pelagic vessel Margrét spent eight days waiting for blue whiting to appear on fishing grounds south of the Faroe Islands – and then filled up in just two days…
A fleet of pelagic vessels is sitting in the grey zone at the southern end of the Faroese EEZ, waiting for the blue whiting to make its usual appearance on…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessels are alongside at Norðfjörður in eastern Iceland and are staying there while the crews wait for the results of their Covid-19 screening tests. The three pelagic vessels…
Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan has taken delivery of the first blue whiting of the year caught deep west of Ireland. The first to arrive was Bjarni Ólafsson with 1700 tonnes on…
A reception was held at Bekkjarvik in Norway last weekend with an open ship day for the new pelagic vessel acquired by K. Halstensen AS. The new Slaaterøy is the…
Brim’s pelagic vessel Venus docked in Vopnafjörður yesterday with 2100 tonnes of blue whiting in its tanks, while Víkingur had around the same amount on board and an hour to…
Norway, Russia, the EU, the Faroe Islands and Iceland have agreed on 2020 TACs for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting – but have yet to reach agreement on how quota…
Síldarvinnslan’s two pelagic vessels are heading back to sea after an extended break. Beitir and Börkur sailed last night after having last landed fish in the middle of May. Back…
As fishing for blue whiting in Faroese waters has slowed down, some pelagic vessels have landed and not gone back, while others are continuing to work on dispersed fish. The…
Handling the pelagic fleet’s discharging has long been seen as man’s work, but that has been changing at the Icelandic port of Seyðisfjörður as a blue whiting landing by pelagic…
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