Emergency groundfish rule keeps fleet fishing
The fleet working the US west coast for groundfish is set to benefit from a new emergency rule increasing catch limits for three key species that have proved more abundant than previously…
Smaller quotas as Faroes and Norway reach agreement on 2025 access
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…
Iceland-Faroes fisheries agreement a rollover
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…
Reduced quotas as Faroes and Russia reach agreement for 2025
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…
Western Med measures yield positive results
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,…
Industry position vindicated by North Sea cod quota increase
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…
Faroese-Russian fisheries agreement in the balance
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…
Bergey approaching the Westman Islands, powered by just one of its two propellers. Image: Guðmundur Alfreðsson
The advantage of two propellers
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. Image: Brim
New year starts with good fishing off the Westfjords
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.…
Vigri has had nothing but heavy weather for the first ten days of its trip
Good fishing – when the weather gives us a chance
‘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…
