Never seen so much capelin
Fishermen in northern Norway are reporting sightings of exceptional volumes of capelin along the entire coast from Lofoten to Vardø. Kristian Kransvik, skipper of Knut Olav, said that these are…
Best capelin season for years
Despite initial concerns, the capelin season in Icelandic waters that has just ended turned out to be one of the best for a long time, according to fishing and processing…
Snow delays end of capelin season
Heavy snow on the east of Iceland and a high risk of avalanches has held up processing the last few landings made to Síldarvinnslan’s production plants in Neskaupstaður and Seyðisfjörður.…
Exceptional capelin season comes to an end
While some of the fleet is still at sea and processing is stil in progress, Iceland’s capelin season is coming to an end for this year and for Westman Islands…
Steady fishing and capelin roe production
Síldarvinnslan’s production of capelin roe has been continuous since 5th March, and this end of the capelin season has been ususual, with none of the expected interruptions. ‘This season has…
Heavy fishing on high-value roe capelin
The capelin season in Icelandic waters has seen some heavy fishing in the last few days, with marks of fish at the surface so thick they have been mistaken for…
Capelin quota boosted
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has identified a large volume of spawning capelin off the north coast that had not been present during previous surveys, and has stated that…
First capelin of the season landed in Westman Islands
One of the key centres for pelagic landings, the Westman Islands has just received its first landing of capelin for this season. With a relatively limited quota, fishing company VSV…
Non-stop capelin production
Síldarvinnslan’s capelin production has been working round the clock as pelagic vessels have been able to get to sea between bouts of heavy weather that have interrupted fishing. The plant…
Capelin fishery takes off
The Icelandic purse seine fleet is at work off the east of the country as the capelin fishery is now in full swing. Síldarvinnslan’s Beitir landed 415 tonnes last night,…
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