Abundant redfish
‘There are huge amounts of golden redfish on the Hali grounds and that needs to be kept in mind this close to the end of the quota year. We had…
Nightmare year ahead
‘Next year’s going to be a nightmare,’ said Friðleifur Einarsson, skipper of Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María, warning that a sharp reduction in the 2022-23 quota year’s redfish allowable catch…
Iceland turns away Russian redfish trawlers
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has cancelled the regulation under which Russian fishing vessels operating on redfish in the Irminger Sea have been able to call in Icelandic ports.…
Beating a retreat from Westfjords weather
Freezer trawler Vigri is in Reykjavík with 360 tonnes on board. This is the result of the second part of the current trip, following a half-landing a week previously when…
Höfrungur III AK-250
Redfish everywhere
Brim’s factory trawler Höfrungur III is alongside in Reykjavík after a successful trip. According to Friðrik Ingason, who was skipper for this trip, the catch is a green weight of…
There is growing tension between Norway and EU interests over management of stocks in northern waters
Tensions grow ahead of NEAFC gathering
With NEAFC due to meet this week, tensions are already rising around Norwegian tactics concerning stocks in Areas I and II, notably redfish and Greenland halibut. ‘Norway’s aims are maximising…
Vigri is fishing on deep water grounds west of Iceland
Doing well on deep water grounds
‘Right now we’re on the Hampiðjan Square, along with most of the freezer trawler fleet. There has been fine fishing here and we have a green weight of 630 tonnes…
Brim's trawler Akurey completed a respectable first trip of the year, in spite of the challenging weather
Good first trip – despite heavy weather
‘I’m fairly satisfied with what we had for the first trip of the year. There was crazy weather most of the time, but it moderated in patches and that let…
Delegates at the recent NEAFC meeting failed to agree on proposals to limit redfish catches in the Irminger Sea
No agreement at NEAFC on redfish fishery
The position taken by Iceland at the recent NEAFC meeting held in London was to suspend fishing for redfish in the Irminger SEA south-west of Iceland. According to the Icelandic…
Blængur will be steaming to the Barents Sea next week. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Bergþór Gunnlaugsson
Blængur heads for Barents Sea after poor redfish season
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur docked in Norðfjörður yesterday after a disappointing redfish trip on the Reykjanes Ridge south-west of Iceland. With the annual Seamen’s Day celebrations taking place in Icelandic…