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 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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Read more about the article Minister asks MSC to reconsider mackerel suspension
Norway’s Minister of Fisheries has asked the Marine Stewardship Council to re-assess mackerel certification

Minister asks MSC to reconsider mackerel suspension

‘In light of the revised ICES advice, I believe that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) must reconsider the suspension of the MSC Atlantic mackerel certification,’ said Norwegian Fisheries Minister Harald…

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