Energy shortage for fishmeal production
There has been steady good fishing for blue whiting in a couple of areas south of the Faroe Islands, close to the UK line, with Icelandic and Faroese pelagic vessels…
There has been steady good fishing for blue whiting in a couple of areas south of the Faroe Islands, close to the UK line, with Icelandic and Faroese pelagic vessels…
The pelagic vessels operated by Síldarvinnslan are starting 2023 on blue whiting after the Christmas and New Year layover in port. Beitir and Börkur have already sailed, and Barði is…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir landed the first of season’s capelin in Neskaupstaður earlier this week, and the 1300 tonne catch is being processed at the company’s new protein plant. According…
The acquisition of Grindavík fishing and processing company by Síldavinnslan was finalised earlier this week, following the recent agreement by the competition authorities that it could go ahead. The deal…
The merger of Síldarvinnslan with Grindavík fishing company Vísir has been given the green light by the Icelandic Competition Authority. Síldarvinnslan acquired Vísir in July this year, subject to approval…
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur docked in Neskaupstaður this week to discharge frozen production valued at ISK274 million after roughly a month at sea. The catch is a green weight of…
Pelagic vessel Börkur has been alongside at Neskaupstaður to offload 1092 tonnes of herring – caught in a single tow off the east of Iceland. According to skipper Hjörvar Hjálmarsson,…
Fishing for Atlanto-Scandian herring is in full swing and Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður plant has been able to maintain full production. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson landed 1440 tonnes, closely followed by 1270 tonnes landed…
With its mackerel quota mostly caught by now, the Icelandic pelagic fleet is turning its attention to herring, and has around 100,000 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring to be caught. The…
Pelagic vessel Börkur landed 960 tonnes of mackerel to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður plant this week. According to production manager Jón Gunnar Sigurjónsson, they have been processing the largest and best-quality mackerel…