Capto gear for Icelandic trawler
The number of Icelandic pelagic vessels going to Faroese fishing gear supplier Vónin for their gear continues, with the eighth Icelandic customer for one of Vónin’s Capto trawls calling in yesterday.
The number of Icelandic pelagic vessels going to Faroese fishing gear supplier Vónin for their gear continues, with the eighth Icelandic customer for one of Vónin’s Capto trawls calling in yesterday.
Only a few months ago it was announced that Norwegian fishmeal and fish oil producer would increase its stake in Shetland Catch to a 75% holding, and now the owners of Shetland Catch have stated that a deal has been done to secure the company’s future.
The Shetland Islands-based Research Fishing Compay has signed a contract for a new pelagic vessel to be delivered in late 2018.
Proposal have been set out for a multi-annual plan for the management of small pelagic stocks (anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse-mackerel) in the Adriatic.
Faroese fishing company JFK has sold one pelagic vessel and a second one is for sale, after investing in the purchase of one of the largest Shetland pelagic vessels.
One of the most powerful pelagic fishing vessels in the world, with a 120 tonne bollard pull, was launched yesterday at the Nauta yard in Gdánsk for the Voyager Fishing Company based in Northern Ireland.
HB Grandi has sold pelagic vessel Lundey to Norwegian company Partrediet Karolös ANS, based in Bekkjarvik.
Even with spells of heavy weather, the Atlanto-Scandian herring fishery in northern Norway has got off to a strong start with 17,300 tonnes landed during the first week.
The Tersan Shipyard at Yalova in Turkey has delivered a new shrimp factory trawler to owners Sikuaq Trawl in Greenland.
Síldarvinnslan’s three fishmeal plants between them took delivery of 131,460 tonnes of raw material during 2016, a drop over the previous year when the three factories accepted 259,394 tonnes.