Herring everywhere
Pelagic vessel Beitir docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday to discharge 1580 tonnes of herring to Síldarvinnslan’s processing plant. According to skipper Sturla Thórðarson, this was a short trip, with the…
Era of unilateral quotas must end, say European fishing organisations
Representatives of fishing industry organisations within the EU are calling out the actions of some coastal states in setting unilateral quotas – and subsequently landing high-value mackerel for fishmeal production…
Westman Islands mackerel season comes to a close
The Vinnslustoðin fleet has had a good season this year on mackerel, with the whole of the 19,000 tonne quota held by the company and its partner Huginn caught and…
Last mackerel of the season
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir docked this week in Neskaupstaður with 700 tonnes of mackerel on board, which is expected to be the company’s final mackerel landing of this season. According…
PP Faroe Pelagic took over the troubled Kollafjørður factory in 2009 and turned it around to pave the way for other onshore processors in the Faroe Islands
Pelagos acquires Kollafjørður pelagic factory
Fishing and processing company Pelagos is set to acquire the PP Faroe Pelagic Factory in Kollafjørður, making the company the Faroe Islands’ largest freezing plants operator. The shareholders of PP…
Herring production underway
The Icelandic fleet’s herring fishery has begun, with pelagic vessel Barði landing 560 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant at the weekend. Accordoing to skipper Thorkell Pétursson,…
Mackerel fishery heads for the far north
The Icelandic fleet fishing for mackerel has shifted well offshore, following a spell of good catches in home waters. At the weekend Barði landed 1400 tonnes of mackerel caught in…
Latest pelagic catcher for Norwegian fleet
The christening of new pelagic trawler Sille Marie is taking place today (12th August) at the quayside in Kristiansand, the new vessel having been delivered to fishing company Sille Marie…
Mackerel along the southern edge
Icelandic research vessel Árni Friðriksson has completed its participation in this year’s international North Atlantic pelagic survey. During the 19-day survey, Árni Friðriksson steamed 3250 nautical miles and and 43…
Cautious start to anchovy fishery
One of the world’s largest fisheries, for anchovy in Peruvian waters, has got off to a difficult start this year as the decision was taken last month not to open…
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