Sounding the alarm on blue whiting
It’s Barcelona Seafood Expo Global (SEG24) week, and the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is using the world’s largest seafood industry exhibition as a platform to highlight the political…
Blue whiting bonanza
Heavy fishing on blue whiting south of the Faroe Islands has resulted in a slew of big landings to processors in Iceland. Pelagic vessel Hákon landed 1600 tonnes to Síldarvinnslan’s…
Lower fuel for catch on Rockall grounds
Despite the distance, the economics of fishing for blue whiting south-west of Rockall work out better for the Icelandic pelagic fleet than fishing closer to home. The Rockall fishery is…
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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…
Strong start to Scottish fleet’s mackerel fishery
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,…
Record-breaking landing to Eskja
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…
Blue whiting season gets busy
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…
Irish industry figures are outraged at the possibility of a deal with Iceland being rushed through by the EU Commission just before Christmas
Irish fishing sector adamant on Icelandic access to community waters
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…
Faroe Islands and Russia strike 2024 fisheries agreement
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…
Faroes and Greenland strike 2024 fisheries agreement
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…