Speaking in Parliament, Icelandic minister of fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson confirmed that a capelin survey using three commercial fishing vessels will take place this month. The Marine Research Institute is…
The lack of effective international quota sharing agreements is cited as the reason for the Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to suspend MSC certification for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries…
Fishing for blue whiting in Faroese waters hasn’t been big hauls and short trips for the Icelandic pelagic fleet in recent weeks. In the last few days Síldarvinnslan’s plant has…
A fishing company in the Russian far east is the first in the Madagan region to order a highly modern factory vessel, placing the order with Tersan yard, and with…
Pelagic trawler Resolute BF-50 has been delivered to owners Castlehill in Fraserburgh, calling in its home port for the first time the delivery trip from Spain, before heading for fishing…
Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq is currently searching for capelin north of Iceland, carrying out a survey backed by fishing vessel operators’ federation SFS (Samtök fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi). Polar Amaroq…
Icelandic processor Síldarvinnslan received landings of 25,357 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring during this year’s season, with the first landing on the 11th of September and the last on 29th October.…
North Atlantic coastal states have set TACs for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting in line with the recommended scientific advice. A first round of consultations has also been held on…
Agreement has been reached on the levels of next year’s TACs for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring – although distribution of quotas between the concerned parties is yet to come.…
Designed to improve the quality of trawled fish, the new Swan Fast Flow codend has proved to be a major success for Swan Net Gundry. With highly positive feedback from customers…