Iceland set to cut cod quota for 2025-26
Proposals by Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) to advise a 4% cut to next year’s cod quota haven’t been received with delight by the industry, as the Institute…
Faroes and UK strike 2025 fisheries deal
The Faroese and UK authorities have agreed reciprocal fishing rights for 2025, which includes a UK quota for cod in the NAFO area that goes to the Faroes. In UK…
Fishermen’s Association proposes haddock solution
The Norwegian Fishermen's Association has proposed its own solution to the problem of undersized haddock in the Finnmark spring seine net fishery. Instead of a broad closure, the Association has…
Iceland’s high-value fresh export continues to grow
Figures for the first ten months of this year detailing Iceland’s seafood exports demonstrate the importance of the capelin fishery to the country’s fishing sector. Seafood export values this year…
Coastal cod and haddock certification back in place
MSC certification for cod and haddock caught within Norway’s 12 nautical mile zone has been reinstated, following a process which The Norwegian Fishermen's Association has headed in collaboration with the…
Searching for haddock on east coast grounds
Brim’s factory trawler Örfirisey is now on fishing grounds east of Iceland with the aim of finding haddock – and staying clear of cod and redfish. ‘We sailed on 4th…
Cod scarce during Barents Sea trip
Brim’s factory trawler Örfirisey is landing in Vopnafjörður after a trip in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. Örfirisey is scheduled to sail at midday today. Landing in Vopnafjörður…
Vinnslustöðin (VSV) is acquiring a majority shareholding in Hafnarfjörður-based processing company Hólmasker
VSV buys into Hafnarfjörður processor
Westman Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) is acquiring a majority shareholding in Hafnarfjörður-based processing company Hólmasker ehf, subject to approval by Iceland’s monopolies authority. Currently owned by Albert…
Faroese seafood exports up
Seafood exports from the Faroe Islands have risen by 7%, according to year-to-date figures published by Statistics Faroe Islands. Exports for the first eight months of 2021 are valued at…
MSC approves Faroese cod and haddock
The implementation in 2020 of a management plan for setting the number of fishing days based on scientific advice has been a decisive factor in achieving MSC approval for Faroese…
