Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur has delivered the last landing of the year of Icelandic summer-spawning herring to the company’s Neskaupstaður processing plant. The 1570-tonne catch is going for wholefrozen and…
The Karstensen yard in Skagen has delivered new pelagic vessel Ginneton to Fiskebäck fishing company Gifico, owned by the Claeson family. The 63.80-metre, 13.50-metre Ginneton is the third vessel to…
The mackerel season for the Scottish fleet started at the beginning of October and ran through to mid-November, with fishing taking place in the North Sea and east of Shetland. The…
Following the recent setting of the TACs for north-east Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring for 2024, the Scottish mackerel sector is calling for renewed efforts to resolve the…
Delays with a newbuilding in Turkey and licensing challenges in the interim have prompted Norwegian pelagic operator Liegruppen AS to acquire pelagic trawler Antarctic II from its Shetland owners. The…
Pelagic vessels are at work west of Iceland to take this year’s quota of Icelandic summer-spawning herring. Fishing started well, but has slowed down – although that could change at…
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on working together on scientific research and…
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced a €25.6 million support package for the Irish pelagic fisheries sector. Funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund,…
With negotiations between Norway and the European Union on access and quota sharing set to begin next week, key figures in the Irish fisheries sector are demanding a radical rethink.…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir sailed last week to start fishing for Icelandic summer spawning herring off the west of Iceland, and is already heading to Neskaupstaður with 1420 tonnes on…