Fishing and processing company Eskja, based in the Icelandic east coast port of Eskifjörður, has contracted Skaginn and a group of partner companies to build a new pelagic processing plant. With a construction time of only six months, the new factory is scheduled to be ready for production in September this year.
Plans by the Nergård group in Norway to invest in a processing factory in the Shetland Islands now appear doubtful as the request for additional harbour facilities to be built on Whalsay have been refused, reports Shetland News.
The EU pelagic fishing sector as the Northern Pelagic Working Group is appalled by the blue whiting agreement that was signed between the EC and Norway on 15th December and presented to the Council during the final phase of the December Council meeting.
Last year 55,0000 tonnes of frozen products made their way through cold stores run by Síldarvinnslan in eastern Iceland.
According to Norðlýsið, Faroese operator Næraberg has bought Danish pelagic vessel Ruth from Hirtshals.
Stor efterspørgsel, især fra sydøstasiatiske lande, presser de indiske hjemmemarkedspriser for små pelagiske fisk.