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…
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has advised a zero capelin quota for the 2020-21 season. The advice is based on a research carried out by the Institute’s Árni Friðriksson and Norwegian…
Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson docked this week in Neskaupstaður after its third blue whiting trip in a row, this time landing 1835 tonnes t the Síldarvinnslan factory. ´This trip went…
Westman Islands processor Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has taken delivery of 5500 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring as this year’s season comes to an end. ‘This has been a highly successful season and…
North Atlantic fisheries for Atlanto-Scandian herring are threatened with the loss of crucial MSC certification due to what the MSC sees as longstanding failures to reach international agreement on catch…
The Zamakona Shipyard in Bilbao is making steady progress on its NB-799, otherwise known as the innovative Salt-designed pelagic vessel Gitte Henning. ‘We started cutting steel on 8th May and…
Westman Islands fishing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has received its first landings of herring this autumn, and the mackerel season has come to an close. The Icelandic herring season has been…