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Hákon completes sea trials, ready for delivery
The Karstensen yard in Skagen is putting the finishing touches to the new Hákon ThH-250, the latest pelagic vessel to be delivered to Icelandic owners. The customer is Gjögur hf,…
Lowest mackerel advice in a decade
ICES has presented its recommendations for 2025 for the main north Atlantic pelagic fisheries – and the advice for next year’s mackerel fishery is the lowest in ten years. ICES…
VSV’s herring season coming to an end
The pelagic vessels operated by Westman Islands company Vinnslustöðin have been on herring recently, but their season is now coming to an end. Sighvatur Bjarnason has made its last landing…
COMAIP represents 11 operators in Dakhla with 25 trawlers and more than 40 processing units
Moroccan pelagic operators adopt ethical charter
The Moroccan Confederation of Industrial Pelagic Fishing Shipowners (COMAIP) held an extraordinary general assembly in Rabat earlier this month, when the board unanimously adopted an ethical charter focused on the…
Mokstein heads for the Arabian Sea – flag state yet to be confirmed
Norwegian-registered pelagic vessel Mokstein (former Icelandic Lundey) is on its way to the Arabian Sea to try fishing for mesopelagic species, although some bureuacratic loose ends still need to be…
Mackerel season finished – herring next
The three pelagic vessels operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, Barði, Beitir and Börkur have finished their mackerel fishery for this year after searching in both international and Icelandic waters with…
Ivashi sardine landings almost double last year’s
The Russian Far East fleet’s catch of ivashi has reached 166,000 tonnes, 82% up on the figure for the same period in 2023. The main fishing area inside Russian EEZ,…
Data Collection Programme paves way for further collaboration
It’s remarkable how quickly the Scottish Pelagic Industry-Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP) has progressed since the initial feasibility study in 2018, which has now led to data being used in…
Mackerel distribution in Icelandic waters hits low point
Icelandic marine research vessel Árni Friðriksson earlier this month concluded its role in this year’s North Atlantic pelagic survey, alongside Norwegian, Faroese and Danish research institutes. Árni Friðriksson covered 6000…
Shetland’s latest pelagic catcher
Whalsay pelagic operator Fiskebas Fishing Company stayed with the same designer for their new vessel as for the older pelagic catcher it replaces, which was built at Flekkefjord in 2004.…