Fishmeal production down
Reduced catches in key regions are the driver for the cumulative reduction in global fishmeal and fish oil production over the first seven months of 2023. The 76% reduction in…
Era of unilateral quotas must end, say European fishing organisations
Representatives of fishing industry organisations within the EU are calling out the actions of some coastal states in setting unilateral quotas – and subsequently landing high-value mackerel for fishmeal production…
Cautious start to anchovy fishery
One of the world’s largest fisheries, for anchovy in Peruvian waters, has got off to a difficult start this year as the decision was taken last month not to open…
Héðinn to upgrade Havsbrún factory
Icelandic tech company Héðinn has contracted to carry out a substantial upgrade to the Havsbrún fishmeal plant in Fuglafjørður. This isn’t the first time that Havsbrún and Héðinn have worked…
Blue whiting season over – for the moment
The blue whiting fishery for the Síldarvinnslan fleet has come to a close for the time being, with the last landing to season to the company’s plant in Neskaupstaður earlier…
Fishing well on blue whiting
Good fishing for blue whiting in the Faroese EEZ has brought a steady stream of landings to processing plants in Iceland. The Síldarvinnslan plants in Neskaupstaður and Seyðisfjörður are able…
IFFO issues 2022 production figures
Accounting for roughly 50% of global output of marine ingredients, IFFO reports that fish oil production for the first eleven months of 2022 was up on the same period in…
6600 tonnes of blue whiting in four days
Westman Islands producer Vinnslustöðin has taken delivery of 6600 tonnes of blue whiting in just the first four days of fishmeal production for this season. Landings were from the company’s…
Energy shortage for fishmeal production
There has been steady good fishing for blue whiting in a couple of areas south of the Faroe Islands, close to the UK line, with Icelandic and Faroese pelagic vessels…
Varðin Pelagic plans new protein plant
Faroese pelagic fishing and processing company Varðin Pelagic began its activities in Tvøroyri, on the island of Suðuroy, in 2012 with a high-tech pelagic processing plant, and now plans to…