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Síldarvinnslan's pelagic vessel Börkur. Image: Síldarvinnslan

Mackerel moving fast

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Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan’s Börkur landed 1200 tonnes of mackerel to the production plant this week, while the other company’s other vessels Beitir and Bjarni Ólafsson are and sea and…

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Read more about the article Shetland pelagic fishermen to donate £100,000 to MRI Scanner Appeal
(LtoR) Tommy Eunson (Serene), George William Anderson (Adenia), Davie Hutchison (Charisma), Una Simpson, (SFPO), Gary Williamson (Research) NHS director of human resources and support services Lorraine Hall, Allister Irvine (Zephyr), Raymond Stewart (Antarctic II), Lowrie Irvine (Antares) and Brian Isbister (SFPO)

Shetland pelagic fishermen to donate £100,000 to MRI Scanner Appeal

The owners of seven Shetland pelagic fishing vessels are to donate £100,000 to the MRI Scanner Appeal. The Whalsay families behind the Adenia, Antarctic II, Antares, Charisma, Research, Serene and Zephyr decided to make…

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Read more about the article Egersund Ísland – back to IceFish in 2020
Egersund Ísland’s is one of Iceland’s main suppliers of pelagic trawls and purse seines, and has been increasingly expanding into serving the growing aquaculture sector in Iceland. Image: Egersund Ísland

Egersund Ísland – back to IceFish in 2020

‘We won the prize for the best stand in the exhibition in 2017, so we’ll certainly be back next time,’ said Egersund Ísland’s sales manager Benedikt Ernir Stefánsson. Closely linked…

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Read more about the article Cemre starts work on Irish Sisters
Staff at the Cemre Shipyard and from Atlantic Dawn Group as cutting steel for one of the company’s new pelagic trawlers gets underway. Image: Cemre Shipyard

Cemre starts work on Irish Sisters

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The Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has started cutting steel for new pelagic trawler Leila, one of a pair being built for Irish fishing company Atlantic Dawn. The pair of trawlers…

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Read more about the article First mackerel of the season
Huginn VE-55 landed 220 tonnes of mackerel, kicking off this year’s mackerel season

First mackerel of the season

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Icelandic pelagic vessel Huginn VE-55 this week landed the first mackerel of the season to Vinnslustöðin (VSV) in the Westman Islands. ‘The fish is fine, although there’s some feed in…

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Read more about the article Heading for blue whiting
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir has sailed for fishing grounds off the east of Iceland to search for blue whiting. Image: Síldarvinnslan

Heading for blue whiting

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Síldarvinnslan’s two pelagic vessels are heading back to sea after an extended break. Beitir and Börkur sailed last night after having last landed fish in the middle of May. Back…

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