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,…
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…
