One herring season ends – and another begins
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessels have landed their last payloads of Atlanto-Scandian herring for this year, and fishing for summer-spawning herring has begun off the west of Iceland. The last landing of…
Record frozen production shipments
In a hectic week, staff at Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður cold store last week oversaw 5000 tonnes of frozen production shipped to customers overseas. Two reefers called at Nestakpstaður during the week,…
Síldarvinnslan adds groundfish capacity
Fresher trawler Thórir SF-77 has been acquired by Síldarvinnslan from Hornafjörður fishing company Skinney-Thinganes and adds to the company’s demersal fishing capacity. With the handover, Thórir becomes Birtingur NK-119. The…
Mackerel season finished – herring next
The three pelagic vessels operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, Barði, Beitir and Börkur have finished their mackerel fishery for this year after searching in both international and Icelandic waters with…
Mackerel in Iceland’s EEZ
Predictions that mackerel would not this year migrate into Icelandic waters haven’t come true, according to Barði’s skipper Runólfur Runólfsson, who has just landed 1320 tonnes of mackerel –caught in…
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Icelandic fleet ready for mackerel season
Much of the Icelandic fleet is now preparing to start searching for mackerel. Síldarvinnslan’s vessels are no exception, and crew are looking forward to the summer season. Síldarvinnslan’s Börkur has…
Blue whiting bonanza
Heavy fishing on blue whiting south of the Faroe Islands has resulted in a slew of big landings to processors in Iceland. Pelagic vessel Hákon landed 1600 tonnes to Síldarvinnslan’s…
28 hours – full trips
Síldarvinnslan’s fresher trawlers Bergey and Vestmannaey are back at sea after short Easter trips – each landing a full fishroom of groundfish for just 28 hours at sea. Their catches…
100-tow Barents Sea trip
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur is alongside in Neskaupstaður after a 40-day trip for a green weight catch of 928 tonnes and a catch value of ISK413 million. Of the 40…
Lower fuel for catch on Rockall grounds
Despite the distance, the economics of fishing for blue whiting south-west of Rockall work out better for the Icelandic pelagic fleet than fishing closer to home. The Rockall fishery is…
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