Brim updates freezer trawler capacity
Factory trawler Örfirisey, operated by Icelandic fishing company Brim, is currently in its second to last trip, as new tonnage is about to join the company’s fleet. At the end…
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…
Redfish caught only as by-catch
Skippers at Icelandic fishing company Brim have to be cautious to keep clear of golden redfish following a cut on the quota for the 2022-23 quota year – although they…
Short trip on silver smelt
‘This was a very short trip for us. We’re supposed to be alongside in Reykjavík next Monday, and we sailed on 5th May. Now we’ve been at sea for thirteen…
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…
Örfirisey sat out a storm in Ísafjörður while repairs were carried out
Fishing through heavy weather
Brim’s trawlers have been working through a long spell of heavy weather off the west coast of Iceland that has left them dodging the worst of it, or heading south…
Brim’s factory trawler Örfirisey
Record trip for Örfirisey
Brim’s factory trawler Örfirisey is steaming home to Reykjavík from a a 40-day trip to the Barents Sea. The catch is a 1576 tonne green weight of fish. This is…
Brim’s factory freezer trawler Örfirisey RE-4. Image: Brim
Last trip of the year to the Skerja Deeps and east coast
Brim’s factory trawler Örfirisey docked a few hours ago after a relatively short trip of just nineteen days at sea. According to this trip’s skipper, Thór Thórarinsson, the catch is…