Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir has landed 3100 tonnes of blue whiting caught in Faroese waters, bringing to an end the company’s blue whiting fishery for the time being. Síldarvinnslan has…
Faroese pelagic vessels have been focusing on blue whiting in home waters, and making a series of big landings both at home and overseas in the recent weeks. Last week…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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