Award for small boat fisherman
Axel Helgason was awarded recognition as the small boat fisherman of the year at the fisheries exhibition held last week in Reykjavík.
Advice up for mackerel, herring and blue whiting
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has advised quotas for mackerel that are increased by 22% and for blue whiting that are up by 77%, while its advice on Atlanto-Scandian herring is up by 104%.
Huge mackerel volumes in Icelandic waters
One of HB Grandi’s skippers report that there have been huge mackerel volumes in Icelandic waters all summer and they are still there, with both pelagic vessels fishing well off the east coast and coastal boats filling up with mackerel close inshore off the west.
Mackerel on the move
Iceland’s mackerel season has extended longer into the summer than usual and the indications are there that it could go well into the autumn.
Calls for free fishing on mackerel
Iceland’s National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO) has called on the Ministry of Fisheries to allow free fishing on mackerel for the inshore fleet.
Full trips in a few hauls
According to Guðlaugur Jónsson, skipper of HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Venus, which sailed last night from Vopnafjörður, catches have been good in the last couple of trips.
Mackerel show off south-east Iceland
Two mackerel landings close together mean that HB Grandi’s Vopnafjördur factory will be kept busy this Bank Holiday weekend.
Mackerel survey in progress
A major survey of pelagic stocks on North Atlantic fishing grounds is underway with Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland participating.
Icelandic mackerel season starts
This summer’s mackerel season is underway with both of HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels on the fishing grounds already.
Faroese pelagics get MSC approval
Faroese herring has been MSC certified since 2012, and now gets it re-certification, while this is a new certification for Faroese mackerel and blue whiting, each of which represents an approximately half-million tonne annual fishery.