Full blue whiting trip for Bjarni Ólafsson
Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday night with a full load of blue whiting to be discharged to the Síldarvinnslan factory. ‘It worked out better than we…
Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday night with a full load of blue whiting to be discharged to the Síldarvinnslan factory. ‘It worked out better than we…
The clock has started ticking on a three-year countdown to certification-ready blue whiting fisheries – which lost MSC certification in December 2020. The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) announced…
ICES has published its advice on North-east Atlantic pelagic fisheries, recommending that mackerel should not exceed 794,920 tonnes – a 6.7% reduction from the 2021 catch advice. Advice for the…
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has recommended that the capelin quota for the 2021-22 season should be set at a maximum of 904 200 tonnes. This initial recommendation can be expected…
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), speaking as a collective of businesses with a major share of Northeast Atlantic pelagic purchasing, has aimed an open letter to Ministers, challenging…
Síldarvinnslan’s pealgic vessel Börkur docked in Neskaupstaður earlier this week with what could be practically the last of the mackerel season and the first of the herring season in its…
As European fishing organisations ratchet up the pressure for sanctions against Norway for its stance on the mackerel fishery, the Norwegian fleet has seen record mackerel catches, leading to a…
The Stølen and Hole families from Midsund in Norway, owners of fishing company Havsnurp AS, have placed an order for a 69.99 metre pelagic vessel with Karstensens Skibsværft, with an…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt has written to the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, demanding that Icelandic vessels should be barred from landing mackerel in Norwegian ports if Iceland…
Thyborøn Trawldoor has begun the rollout of its Type 32 Bluestream pelagic trawl doors, a major development in efficiency and a big step towards full control of the doors during…