Reciprocal fishing access arrangements between the Faroe Islands and Norway have been completed, with reductions in fishing opportunities on both sides. Lower groundfish quotas in the Barents Sea mean that…
The Faroe Islands and Iceland have struck a fisheries agreement for next year that rolls over the terms of the 2024 agreement. Faroese vessels maintain their quotas for 5600-tonne groundfish…
As The Faroe Islands and Russia strike a deal on reciprocal fisheries access for 2025, there are reductions in quotas on both sides. As could have been expected, the reduction…
Data made available by the European Commission’s Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) indicates that 20% of Western Mediterranean stocks are being harvested sustainably – at maximum sustainable yield,…
The 63% increase in the North Sea cod quota under the deal between Norway, the EU and the UK vindicates the position taken by the industry that drastic cod quota…
The future of the longstanding agreement between the Faroe Islands and Russia, which would under normal circumstances be due for renewal at the end of this year, appears to be…
Bergur-Huginn’s fresher trawler Bergey docked in the Westman Islands yesterday with a full fishroom after a six-day trip, making it home this time on half-power. According to skipper Ragnar Waage…
Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey is fishing on Westfjords grounds after landing a 140-145 tonne first trip this year. The catch was landed in Reykjavík at the end of the week.…
‘We’re making steady progress. The problem is that the weather has been terrible all through this trip. There have been a few breaks between storms, and that’s when we’re able…
A new plant opened in Murmansk represents the latest in fish processing technology, designed to work with either fresh or seafrozen groundfish. The Murman Seafood plant is the latest to…