Holding EU quota talks to ransom
Representatives of Ireland’s fishing sector have slammed Norway for its aggressive negotiating tactics, accusing it of stalling EU quota talks due to its failure to secure privileged access to blue…
Representatives of Ireland’s fishing sector have slammed Norway for its aggressive negotiating tactics, accusing it of stalling EU quota talks due to its failure to secure privileged access to blue…
Three of the major buyers of products from blue whiting – Skretting, Cargill, and Biomar – are calling on coastal states to not blow it during talks on management of this species.…
Two research vessels and three commercial pelagic vessels have sailed to start gathering data on the state of the capelin stock around Iceland ahead of this year’s fishing season. Research…
With uncertainty over this year’s capelin season, with a relatively small initial quota and doubt over the state of the stock, pelagic vessels in Iceland started this year on blue…
The pelagic vessels operated by Síldarvinnslan are starting 2023 on blue whiting after the Christmas and New Year layover in port. Beitir and Börkur have already sailed, and Barði is…
The first catches of capelin of the 2022-23 season have been caught off the north of Iceland. Brim’s pelagic vessel Víkingur sailed on Saturday and took the first few hauls,…
After a detour to tow the damaged Vilhelm Thorsteinsson to be dry-docked in Akureyri, Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Barði headed for fishing grounds and returned with 1400 tonnes of herring. According…
North-east Atlantic coastal states have announced an agreement on mackerel for 2023, with a 782,066 tonne catch limit. This is a marginal reduction over the 794,920 tonne quota, and corresponds…
The judgement against Denmark’s former quota king Henning Kjeldsen and co-defendants, found guilty in a district court of quota misdemeanours, has been overturned by a the Danish Western High Court.…
A fishery and its associated fishmeal and fish oil production sites are in the unique position of having for the first time gained approval and certification via the MarinTrust Improver…