Final capelin advice for 2021 season
Iceland’s Institute of Marine Research has updated its advice for the 2020-21 capelin season, raising its recommendation to 127,300 tonnes. This roughly doubles the previous advised maximum catch, based on…
Image: Sigurður Grétar Guðmundsson
First capelin landing in almost three years
Last weekend Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq docked in Eskifjörður to discharge roughly 700 tonnes of sea-frozen capelin – the first capelin landing to take place in Iceland for almost…
Havskjær has been delivered by Karstensens Skibsværft
Karstensens delivers new pelagic vessel Havskjer
The second newbuild from the Skagen yard to have started life at Karstensen’s own subsidiary in Gdynia, the new Havskjer for Veibust Fiskeriselskap was delivered to the Skagen yard for…
Scottish pelagic fish ticks all the right environmental boxes. Image: SPSG
Oily fish are the green option
A Scottish study comparing the carbon footprints of a variety of seafood products has concluded that mackerel and herring caught by the Scottish pelagic fleet are the idea food choice…
Capelin distribution 17-20th January off eastern Iceland. Image: Hafró
54,200 tonne capelin quota advised
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has advised allocation of a 54,200 tonne capelin quota for the 2020-21 season in an update to its December advice. The current advice is based on…
Egersund Ísland’s 2016m trawl has performed well on blue whiting
Blue whiting season in full swing
Fishing has been good for the Icelandic fleet fishing for blue whiting, and pelagic vessels Jón Kjartansson and Aðalsteinn Jónsson both started this year’s fishing with new trawl gear from…
Scandic Pelagic Ellös AB becomes Sweden Pelagic AB
Ownership change at pelagic processor
All of the shares in Swedish pelagic processor Scandic Pelagic’s operations in Sweden have been acquired by Västkustfisk SVC AB. Scandic Pelagic Ellös AB has changes its name to Sweden…
Five vessels took part in the capelin survey that has just been completed. Image: Hafró
Capelin survey complete
The capelin survey managed by Iceland’s Institute of Marine Research, deploying two research vessels and three commercial fishing vessels, has come to an end. Capelin were located along the edge…
Image, Hafró
Capelin search underway
Two research vessels and three commercial fishing vessels are now searching for capelin in Icelandic waters, according to a statement by Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson. Research vessel Árni…
Willem van der Zwan SCH-302 called in Fuglafjörður to pick up its new Vónin 2300 trawl. Image: Vónin
Dutch pelagic fleet goes for Vónin 2300
Vónin’s 2300 metre pelagic trawl has been around for a while and has already proved what it can do for the Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian and UK fishing vessels that…
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