Fishing well on blue whiting
Good fishing for blue whiting in the Faroese EEZ has brought a steady stream of landings to processing plants in Iceland. The Síldarvinnslan plants in Neskaupstaður and Seyðisfjörður are able…
This last-minute St Patrick’s Day deal does nothing to address Ireland’s unfair share of EU fishing quotas and rights,’ Aodh O’Donnell said.
Upside and downsides for Ireland to EU-Norway deal
The Irish fishing industry is widely dissatisfied with the outcome of the agreement struck between the European Union and Norway. ‘Norway, a non-EU member, secured more out of the deal…
Irish minister welcomes hike in blue whiting fishery
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the increase in the Irish fleet's quota for blue whiting from 28,438 tonnes last year to 53,776 tonnes…
Will salmon producers boycott blue whiting?
The three major buyers of blue whiting, feed manufacturers Cargill, Skretting and Biomar, have already threatened to end the use of blue whiting in their production and the salmon industry…
Ireland’s fishing industry unites in demanding a fair deal
With negotiations between Norway and the European Union entering a fifth round of talks, Irish industry figures have slammed Norway’s aggressive position, accusing it of demanding unrestricted access to Irish…
Holding EU quota talks to ransom
Representatives of Ireland’s fishing sector have slammed Norway for its aggressive negotiating tactics, accusing it of stalling EU quota talks due to its failure to secure privileged access to blue…
Big buyers demand change on blue whiting
Three of the major buyers of products from blue whiting – Skretting, Cargill, and Biomar – are calling on coastal states to not blow it during talks on management of this species.…
6600 tonnes of blue whiting in four days
Westman Islands producer Vinnslustöðin has taken delivery of 6600 tonnes of blue whiting in just the first four days of fishmeal production for this season. Landings were from the company’s…
Energy shortage for fishmeal production
There has been steady good fishing for blue whiting in a couple of areas south of the Faroe Islands, close to the UK line, with Icelandic and Faroese pelagic vessels…
Blue whiting landed, as capelin survey gets underway
Fishmeal plants in the east of Iceland have been taking delivery of a series of substantial blue whiting landings, as the usual winter capelin season remains uncertain. More than 9000…