Mackerel moving fast
The Icelandic pelagic fleet has been busy on mackerel after a quiet spell, and landings are now coming thick and fast to ports in the east of the country.
First mackerel shipment to Egypt and Turkey
Westman Islands company Vinnslustöðin’s pelagic division manager Sindri Viðarsson is optimistic for this year’s mackerel season, which opened on the 13th July.
Mackerel claims making waves
The controversy over the volume of mackerel in the North Atlantic and the reluctance of the marine science community to enter into a dialogue with figures outside the establishment has begun to spread as both the industry and the mainstream media have picked up on the issu
Iceland’s mackerel season underway
The first landings of mackerel have been made to Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland last week when factory vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson docked with its first landing, which included 500 tonnes of seafrozen mackerel.
Mackerel stock drastically underestimated
A study of the North Atlantic’s mackerel stocks by independent scientist Jens Christian Holst asks some uncomfortable questions of the current methods fisheries management and research. He suggests that feeding by a mackerel stock that has outgrown its usual food sources is the reason for declining seabird and salmon stocks, and that the size of the spawning stock has been drastically underestimated.
Norwegian mackerel is a hit in Korea
Norwegian herring exports for April are up compared to the same period last year, with values slightly down, while both values and volumes for mackerel have fallen – but the market in south Korea is showing a keen interest in mackerel form Norway.
Promising outcome of SPRFMO negotiations
The sixth annual meeting of the SPRFMO held in Lima resulted in important progress on key issues – more opportunities for European operators.
Scottish mackerel and herring on your New Year menu
With the 2018 almost upon us and people turning their thoughts towards healthy eating New year’s resolutions, Scottish fishermen and processors say now is the perfect time for consumers to put nutritious mackerel and herring onto their weekly menus.
‘Absurd’ mackerel cut
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association has hit out at the deal struck at this week’s December Council, stating that while there are some positive outcomes for whitefish, the same does not apply to the pelagic sector.
Coastal States strike mackerel agreement
An agreement on the mackerel fishery for 2018 was reached earlier this month in London between the European Union, Norway and Faroe Islands.