Iceland allocates smallest ever capelin quota
With the season usually approaching its final stages by this time of year, Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Institute has approved a belated and very small quota for this winter’s capelin…
Scottish fleet on Atlanto-Scandian herring
The Scottish fleet’s Atlanto-Scandian herring season is in progress, with this year’s quota up a marginal 3%, although the UK has just 2% of the TAC – making this a…
Swedish pelagic fishermen slam Baltic trawl ban
‘The decision to ban trawling in the Baltic is a death blow to small-scale fishing and Sweden's food security,’ warns Anton Paulrud, CEO of the Swedish Pelagic Federation. ‘If we…
Heading for Rockall if capelin fail to show
The search for capelin in Icelandic waters is still in progress, but hope for a season this winter appears to be running low. In the meantime, the pelagic fleet has…
PFA slams mackerel partial agreement as legitimising illegitmate track records
Speaking at the Fisheries Relations with Norway public hearing organised by the Fisheries Committee in the European Parliament, PFA president Tim Heddema outlined that despite the shared ambitions of sustainable…
Next generation trawl sonar
The new FS80 trawl sonar released by Simrad is ‘tailored to deliver,’ according to the company, as it integrates a number of functions into a single unit. ‘This is the…
First landing to Pelagia Denmark’s new plant
The new Pelagia Danmark processing plant in Skagen has taken delivery of its first landing, as Themis S-144 docked with a payload of Baltic sprat. The new plant produces silage,…
Eskja contracts upgrade to Kapp Skaginn
Fishing and processing company Eskja, based in the Icelandic east coast port of Eskifjörður, has contracted Kapp Skaginn to carry out alterations to the infeed section of the company’s pelagic…
Outlook for zero-quota capelin season
The results of an acoustic survey of capelin abaundance off the west, north and east of Iceland hasn’t returned results that provide optimism for a capelin season this winter. Research…
Straight from shipyard to fishing grounds
New pelagic vessel Høgaberg isn’t going straight home to the Faroe Islands following the handover to owners Framherji. Handed over by the Karstensen yard, Høgaberg has gone straight to fishing…
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