Cod and oil don’t mix
Arctic cod are clearly highly susceptible to oil pollution, according to Otto Gregussen of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association, commenting on research carried out by the University of Tromsø.
A good summer’s fishing
Elusive saithe can disappear and then just as suddenly reappear, according to one of HB Grandi’s skippers, now fishing off the Westfjords of Iceland.
Faroese quota auction
1200 tonnes of quota in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea was yesterday auctioned in the Faroe Islands.
Iceland’s small boat federation slams 2016-17 quotas
Iceland’s National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO) has criticised the decision by fisheries minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson to follow the Marine Research Institute’s advice in setting quotas for 2016-17.
Cod plan amended
The European Commission has announced an agreement on amending the rules currently in place for protecting cod stocks.
Warning against heavy Western Baltic cod cuts
ICES advice will provide the basis for the Commission's proposal on fishing opportunities in the Baltic region for 2017 which will be published in the autumn. The Council will then decide the final fishing possibilities in October. Europêche has made its own recommendations specifically on Western Baltic Cod following the publication of ICES data and pinpointing shortfalls in the data provided.
Good May for Síldarvinnslan trawlers
The groundfish trawlers operated by Síldarvinnslan and its subsidiary companies did well during May.
Loppa gutting machine launched at NorFishing
There was so much interest in the experimental Loppa gutting and heading machine for smaller fishing boats at the last Nor-Fishing exhibition that its inventors had every reason to push ahead with development and a commercial version will make its debut at Nor-Fishing this year.
Alarm bells ring for Baltic cod
ICES findings on Baltic cod make grim reading as reductions in fishing activity are called for.
Roundfish processing for Vopnafjörður factory
Marel has contracted with HB Grandi to supply a new roundfish processing system for its Vopnafjörður factory in north-eastern Iceland, which is now diversifying from being a purely pelagic operation into also handling groundfish.