New quota year nerves
‘I have to be frank. I’m nervous about the new quota year. There are large amounts of golden redfish, haddock and cod everywhere. Instead of increases, the quotas quotas are…
Where is Iceland’s saithe?
Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan reports that its fresher trawler Gullver docked this week with a 90-tonne trip on board, with a mix of most species in the fishroom – except…
Positive 2023 advice for saithe and coastal cod
Norwegian researchers are advising an increase of 15% in the 2023 quota for saithe, plus a new management plan for coastal cod which provides for increases in quota advice. As…
Peak season, heavy fishing all round
Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey has been on the Eldeyjarboði grounds for the last few days among a fleet of trawlers making the most of the late winter season. Everyone fishing…
Cod scarce during Barents Sea trip
Brim’s factory trawler Örfirisey is landing in Vopnafjörður after a trip in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. Örfirisey is scheduled to sail at midday today. Landing in Vopnafjörður…
Faroese seafood exports up
Seafood exports from the Faroe Islands have risen by 7%, according to year-to-date figures published by Statistics Faroe Islands. Exports for the first eight months of 2021 are valued at…
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…
Coastal seiner Einar Erlend makes good use of its Furuno High Frequency Zone FSV-75 sonar for both saithe and mackerel fisheries
Norwegian mackerel season off to an early start
The Norwegian deep sea and coastal purse seiners are looking forward to a different kind of mackerel season this year as catches have to be taken in home waters, and…
‘This is a big problem that we would love to see solved,’ said DFPO chairman Svend-Erik Andersen. Images: DFPO
ICES advice fails to tally with Danish fishing experience
The Danish Fishermen’s PO (DFPO) has weighed in with its own criticisms of ICES advice for North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat fisheries for 2022. Like the Scottish associations, they Danish…