Breakthrough on blue whiting trawls
Gerda Maria was the breakthrough to the Norwegian market with a 2016 metre trawl made from Capto for the 2015 blue whiting season, Jógvan S Jacobsen at Vónin’s pelagic division said.
Building on blue whiting gear success
Gerda Maria was the breakthrough to the Norwegian market, Jógvan S Jacobsen at Vónin’s pelagic division said. During the winter of 2014, the Norwegian pelagic vessel was fishing for capelin in Icelandic waters, landing some of its trips in Fuglafjørður.
Faroese pelagics get MSC approval
Faroese herring has been MSC certified since 2012, and now gets it re-certification, while this is a new certification for Faroese mackerel and blue whiting, each of which represents an approximately half-million tonne annual fishery.
Síldarvinnslan’s 65,000 tonne season
East of Iceland fishing company Síldarvinnslan saw its blue whiting season come to an end last week, with a total of 65,000 tonnes landed to two factories.
Blue whiting shifts west of the Faroes
Fishing has been steady, but the Icelandic fleet’s blue whiting season looks to be coming to a close, with the Seamen’s Day stopover due in early June marking the point at which much of the pelagic fleet starts fitting out for the summer herring and mackerel fisheries.
Blue whiting getting lively
HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Venus is back on the fishing grounds after its latest landing at Vopnafjördur last week. Fishing grounds are now east of the Faroe Islands, and according to the skipper for the last trip, Róbert Axelsson, the blue whiting are following much the same migration pattern as they did during last year’s season.
Steady on blue whiting
Fishing has been steady on blue whiting south of the Faroe Islands, with 12-15 hour tows and the fish are expected to shift as they begin to migrate northwards.
Ruth kicks off with Vónin gear
Denmark’s newest pelagic vessel, the Hirtshals-registered Ruth, has made a good start on blue whiting grounds west of the Hebrides.
Capto gear for blue whiting season
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic two vessels are now on grounds in the grey zone between the Irish and Faroese EEZs and inside the Faroese EEZ, although only twelve Icelandic vessels can fish inside the Faroese zone at any one time.
Iceland increases blue whiting quota
Iceland’s Ministry of Industries and Innovation has announced a 30% increase in this year’s blue whiting quota.