Straight from shipyard to fishing grounds
New pelagic vessel Høgaberg isn’t going straight home to the Faroe Islands following the handover to owners Framherji. Handed over by the Karstensen yard, Høgaberg has gone straight to fishing…
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Iceland’s pelagic fleet starts the year on blue whiting
With the outlook for the winter capelin season still unclear, the Icelandic pelagic fleet has started 2025 on blue whiting. Research vessel Árni Friðriksson and fishing vessels Polar Ammassak, Heimaey…
NAPA delivers strong message to Coastal States
A landmark meeting of NAPA partners earlier this month brought together catching sector representatives and Coastal States’ negotiators, at which NAPA sought to reinforce its message that there is no space…
Sister ships deliver full tanks of blue whiting
More than 6000 tonnes of blue whiting are being discharged to Síldarvinnslan’s factory in Neskaupstaður as sister vessels docked at the same time with capacity payloads. Samherji’s Vilhelm Thorsteinsson and Síldarvinnslan’s…
EU and Norway strike agreement on 2025 fishing opportunities
Ahead of this week’s European Union council of fisheries minister, the EU and Norway have concluded negotiations on the management of shared stocks in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, quota exchanges,…
Faroes and Greenland sign 2025 fisheries agreement
A reciprocal fisheries agreement between the Faroe Islands and Greenland has been struck for 2025. Fisheries in each other’s waters are important for both countries. The Faroese fleet’s quotas for…
Quota exchange between France and Poland set for approval
France’s minister responsible for fisheries has signalled his intention to approve a quota exchance request for blue whiting to Poland, with the proviso that exchanges of this nature generate appreciable…
Calling time on coastal states’ collaboration
Confirming a two-year extension to its innovative Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), emphasising the urgent need for responsible management of pelagic fisheries, the NAPA consortium is retailers and supply chain businesses…
NAPA welcomes blue whiting FIP extension
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has welcomed confirmation from MarinTrust that a two-year extension has been granted to its innovative North East Atlantic blue whiting Fishery Improvement Project (FIP). Launched…
Feed sector’s call to action on blue whiting
In an open letter to the Norwegian government, the fish feed sector has outlined its concerns about the situation facing the Northeast Atlantic blue whiting fishery, and the real threat…
