Gannet scores on blue whiting
Faroese pelagic vessels have had some big trips on blue whiting using Vónin Gannet trawls. In the last few days both Tróndur í Gøtu and Borgarinn have landed trips of…
Polar Amaroq alongside in Neskaupstaður. Image: Hákon Ernuson
Steady fishing for capelin over Christmas
Greenlandic pelagic vessels Polar Amaroq and Polar Ammassak, which are partly in the ownership of Icelandic operator Síldarvinnslan, have been fishing for capelin over Christmas. Both sailed on 23rd December,…
The new Finnur Friði is scheduled to be delivered in January 2024. Illustr: Karstensens Skibsværft
New Finnur Friði order placed
Faroese fishing company Krossbrekka, part of the Varðin Group, has placed an order with Karstensens Skibsværft for a new 88 metre pelagic trawler/purse seiner to be delivered in January 2024,…
Polar Ammasak collected its capelin trawl gear from Hampiðjan’s Neskaupstaður net loft. Image: Hampiðjan
Familiar sight returns to Neskaupstaður
Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Ammasak is ready to start fishing after calling at Hampiðjan’s Neskaupstaður net loft to pick up a capelin trawl and codend. Built in 1997 as Eros…
Bjarni Ólafsson docking in Neskaupstaðar with capelin in its tanks. Image: Thorgeir Baldursson
Slow progress on capelin
Fishing for capelin has been patchy off the north of Iceland, with capelin only showing during daylight hours and the main migration yet to show itself. With the fishing concentrated…
Pelagic vessel order for Icelandic owners
Icelandic fishing and processing company Skinney-Thinganes has placed an order for a new pelagic trawler/purse seiner. Due to be delivered by Karstensens Skibsværft in Skagen in April 2024, the new…
Second LNG-powered pelagic catcher launched
The Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has launched 86 metre pelagic vessel Sunny Lady for fitting out. This is the second LNG-powered pelagic vessel to be built at the yard, following…
Scandic Pelagic monitors herring landings with Flowscale
Danish processor Scandic Pelagic recently committed to full landing transparency and installed Marel’s Flowscale to ensure that herring landings are reliable registered. ‘We call our way of handling landings the…
Bjarni Ólafsson heading in to Neskaupstaður to land its first capelin of the season. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Thorgeir Baldursson
First capelin landing of the season
The first landing of capelin of this season to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant has been completed. After a difficult start to the season with the capelin sitting deep, below the…
Order placed for Antarctic II replacement
Owners of Shetland pelagic vessel Antarctic II have placed an order with a Spanish shipbuilder for its new pelagic trawler. Fiskebas Fishing Co Ltd has operated since 1986 and its…
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