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,…
Moderate increase in capelin advice
The advice issued by Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute for the capelin season that is already underway is for a TAC not exceeding 275,705 tonnes. This advice hasn't matched…
Capelin survey underway
Two research vessels and three commercial pelagic vessels have sailed to start gathering data on the state of the capelin stock around Iceland ahead of this year’s fishing season. Research…
Blue whiting landed, as capelin survey gets underway
Fishmeal plants in the east of Iceland have been taking delivery of a series of substantial blue whiting landings, as the usual winter capelin season remains uncertain. More than 9000…
Iceland’s pelagic fleet on blue whiting
With uncertainty over this year’s capelin season, with a relatively small initial quota and doubt over the state of the stock, pelagic vessels in Iceland started this year on blue…
Capelin processed at new protein facility
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir landed the first of season’s capelin in Neskaupstaður earlier this week, and the 1300 tonne catch is being processed at the company’s new protein plant. According…
First capelin of the year
The first catches of capelin of the 2022-23 season have been caught off the north of Iceland. Brim’s pelagic vessel Víkingur sailed on Saturday and took the first few hauls,…
Capelin survey starts off
After a detour to tow the damaged Vilhelm Thorsteinsson to be dry-docked in Akureyri, Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Barði headed for fishing grounds and returned with 1400 tonnes of herring. According…