Beefed-up Flow Gear performs well on Icelandic rough ground
Flow Gear hopper footropes have been performing successfully in Norway for the last two years, with this gear in use on board four trawlers there, as well as one in…
Arctic Fish upgrades fish farming systems with new cages
Arctic Fish has invested in new aquaculture systems from Hampiðjan’s subsidiaries Mørenot Aquaculture and Fiizk Protection for its operations in Iceland's Westfjords. The company has purchased 34 HDPE cage nets…
Double strength super longline from Dyrkorn
Mørenot has built on a century of experience with Dyrkorn longlines with a new offering – Dyrkorn DX – that has already performed well in trials in Greenland and Iceland.…
Arctic Fish invests in feed barge and aquaculture tech
Icelandic aquaculture operator Arctic Fish has contracted with Scale AQ for the delivery of a new feed barge and additional system for its Tálknafjörður site, as well as ordering technical…
Nor-Fishing spotlight on new ground gear
Winning is naturally best, but just being one of the nominees for the prestigious Nor-Fishing Innovation Award, which will be announced during the opening ceremony of this month’s exhibition in…
Innovators showcased by Nor-Fishing Awards
The jury behind the Nor-Fishing Innovation Awards has slimmed down this year’s applications to just three finalists, and the board of the Nor-Fishing Foundation will select the winner, with the…
Better fishing with seabed-friendly ground gear
Semi-Circular Spreading Gear has been attracting interest with the Norwegian trawler fleet. Although this isn’t exactly new, it has taken a while for this idea to catch on. Now that it…
Hampiðjan bolsters ESG with new appointment
Following Hampiðjan’s acquisition of Mørenot, Marthe Amundsen Brodahl has been appointed as Hampiðjan Group’s ESG director, having led Mørenot Group’s environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) efforts for the past…
Shake-up at Mørenot under new ownership
Since acquiring the entire shareholding in Norwegian fishing gear group Mørenot earlier this year, Hampiðjan has worked on streamlining its operations, merging some of these within other elements of the…
Hampiðjan set for Mørenot takeover
Icelandic fishing gear group Hampiðjan has concluded an agreement to acquire Norwegian supplier Mørenot, subject to the approval of competition authorities in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. ‘Mørenot is…
