Smooth longlining for Newfoundland cod
A Mustad autoline system fitted some years ago on board Newfoundland longliner TNT Voyager has been successful enough for skipper and owner Dion Rydell to look at a second system…
Akureyri yard outfits longliner for Canada
Longliner Anna EA-305, operated until recently by Icelandic fishing company Útgerðarfélag Akureyringa, has been acquired by Canadian owners Arctic Alliance Fisheries, and renamed Kiviuq 1. The longliner is expected to…
Cleopatra delivered to Westfjords owners
Fishing company Thórsberg, based in Tálknafjörður in Iceland’s Westfjords, has taken delivery of a new Cleopatra 40BB rigged for longlining. Although not the largest in Trefjar's Cleopatra range, the 40BB…
New Cleopatra for Vardø
Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra 36B longliner to owners in Vardø in the north of Norway. Østkapp has been delivered to Brynjar Bangsund, who also sails as the new…
Longliner going electric
Norwegian fishing company Finnøy Fiskeriselskap has taken the decision to re-equip longliner Vonar with all-new deck equipment from Mustad. Vonar’s current hydraulic system is to be replaced with electrical equipment.…
Hulda GK-17 has been delivered to Blakksnes in Sandgerði. Image: Trefjar
Broad-beamed longliner for Sandgerði
Trefjar has delivered a new 12.50 metre, 6.70 metre longliner from its yard in Hafnarfjörður to owners based in Sandgerði in the south-west of Iceland. Hulda GK-17 is a Cleopatra…
