Back on blue whiting
As the blue whiting fishery again gets underway for the Icelandic pelagic fleet, Síldarvinnslan’s Börkur has made a strong start. Börkur sailed on Sunday and reported 860 tonnes for its…
Hargun completed at Skagen yard
The latest delivery from the Karstensen yard in Skagen is an addition to the Norwegian pelagic fleet. The 83-metre, 16.20-metre breadth purse seiner-pelagic trawler Hargun has been completed at the…
Nissui joins NAPA call to prevent decline of Atlantic stocks
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), a global coalition of seafood businesses calling for better management of North East Atlantic pelagic fisheries, has welcomed Nissui Corporation as its latest…
Union demands pelagic pricing investigation
Icelandic Seamen’s Union, Sjómannasamband Íslands, has passed a motion demanding and challenging the government to conduct a serious investigation into the pricing of pelagic landings in Iceland. ‘There’s an ocean…
New pelagic vessel heads home
A new 75-metre, 16.50-metre breadth pelagic vessel with a 2425 cubic metre tank capacity is on its way home to Iceland, following the formal handover at the Karstensen yard in…
Never seen fishing like it – blue whiting catches from Faroese waters
Over the last few days Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessels have been fishing exceptionally well, and are either alongside or on their way to discharge blue whiting. Barði docked on Monday this…
DPPO develops new ETP species excluder
A selection device for pelagic fisheries is being developed as a collaborative effort between the Danish Pelagic PO, Egersund Trawl DK and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR), co-funded…
Norwegian fleet’s latest pelagic catcher
New pelagic vessel Rogne has docked at Leinevik in Herøy for the first time, following the delivery trip from the Karstensen yard. This is the latest in a long series…
Agreement on pelagic data collection
The Scottish government, the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and UHI Shetland have concluded an MoU and data sharing agreement to coordinate the Scottish Pelagic Industry Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP).…
Scottish fleet’s mackerel fishery comes to a close
With significantly reduced quotas for 2026, the January mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet has already drawn to a close. The scientific stock advice doesn’t measure up against what fishermen…
