With a record number of applications from fishing vessel operators to participate in the Barents Sea capelin fishery, Norwegian vessel owners’ federation Fiskebåt is raising questions about the suitability of…
Iceland’s capelin season is hanging in the balance as the Marine and Freshwater Institute’s advice for a zero-quota fishery this winter still holds. With an acoustic survey still in progress…
A fresh capelin survey is due to start today, with three commercial pelagic vessels sailing with scientific teams on board from Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute The survey is…
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute hasn’t changed its advice for a zero-quota capelin season following an acoustic samplig survey carried out this month. Research vessels Árni Friðriksson and Bjarni…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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