Norway and Russia strike 2024 fisheries agreement
A cod quota of 453,427 tonnes has been set for north-east Arctic cod for 2024 at a meeting held remotely between Norwegian and Russian delegations. This is a 20% reduction…
Highest Barents Sea capelin advice since 2018
Following positive outcomes from this year’s ecosystem survey, Norwegian and Russian scientists are recommending a 196,000 tonne 2024 quota for capelin in the Barents Sea – more than triple the…
Zero-catch capelin season advised
Scientists at Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) advise that with the application of the harvest control rule agreed by the Coastal States, there should be a zero capelin…
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…