Good fishing for cod on Westfjords grounds
‘The year’s got off to an acceptable start on the Westfjords fishing grounds, even though fishing has often been better. The last trip was a good one, with fine fishing…
Boosting training in fisheries
Fishing and processing company Brim and the Icelandic College of Fisheries have signed a co-operation agreement aimed at raising levels of training within the industry. The specific aims are to…
Twin-rigging yields results
Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey is fishing now on the Hali grounds and according to skipper Jón Frímann Eiríksson, they were a few days into the trip before the weather improved…
Searching for haddock on east coast grounds
Brim’s factory trawler Örfirisey is now on fishing grounds east of Iceland with the aim of finding haddock – and staying clear of cod and redfish. ‘We sailed on 4th…
Making slow progress on cod
Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey is fishing west of Iceland, towing on the bank to the west of the Hali grounds. The aim is to land as much cod as possible…
Redfish caught only as by-catch
Skippers at Icelandic fishing company Brim have to be cautious to keep clear of golden redfish following a cut on the quota for the 2022-23 quota year – although they…
New quota year nerves
‘I have to be frank. I’m nervous about the new quota year. There are large amounts of golden redfish, haddock and cod everywhere. Instead of increases, the quotas quotas are…
Abundant redfish
‘There are huge amounts of golden redfish on the Hali grounds and that needs to be kept in mind this close to the end of the quota year. We had…
Nightmare year ahead
‘Next year’s going to be a nightmare,’ said Friðleifur Einarsson, skipper of Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María, warning that a sharp reduction in the 2022-23 quota year’s redfish allowable catch…
‘Crazy’ advice on redfish quotas
‘The Marine Research Institute’s advice on redfish for the next quota year is completely crazy,’ said Eiríkur Jónsson, skipper of Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey, which docked yesterday after a short…
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