A landmark meeting of NAPA partners earlier this month brought together catching sector representatives and Coastal States’ negotiators, at which NAPA sought to reinforce its message that there is no space…
Reciprocal fishing access arrangements between the Faroe Islands and Norway have been completed, with reductions in fishing opportunities on both sides. Lower groundfish quotas in the Barents Sea mean that…
More than 6000 tonnes of blue whiting are being discharged to Síldarvinnslan’s factory in Neskaupstaður as sister vessels docked at the same time with capacity payloads. Samherji’s Vilhelm Thorsteinsson and Síldarvinnslan’s…
Figures for the first ten months of this year detailing Iceland’s seafood exports demonstrate the importance of the capelin fishery to the country’s fishing sector. Seafood export values this year…
Faroese fishing company Framherji has agreed to by Shetland pelagic trawler Serene, but won’t take delivery until 2026 when its replacement is ready to start fishing. Serene was built in…
The Faroe Islands and Iceland have struck a fisheries agreement for next year that rolls over the terms of the 2024 agreement. Faroese vessels maintain their quotas for 5600-tonne groundfish…
As The Faroe Islands and Russia strike a deal on reciprocal fisheries access for 2025, there are reductions in quotas on both sides. As could have been expected, the reduction…
Reaching consensus at the 43rd North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) meeting has proved a challenge, and the EU has stated that unprecedented disagreements have arisen. The EU has voiced its…
France’s minister responsible for fisheries has signalled his intention to approve a quota exchance request for blue whiting to Poland, with the proviso that exchanges of this nature generate appreciable…
The new 75.40-metre LOA, 16.50-metre breadth Hákon sailed from the Karstensen yard in Skagen in October, and its delivery trip was interrupted with a stopover in the Faroes to deal…