Síldarvinnslan updates fresher trawler fleet
Icelandic fishing and processing group Síldarvinnslan has laid up two of its older trawlers, replacing these with a single vessel. The newcomer to the fleet is fresher trawler Birtingur, which…
Capelin fishery draws to a close
The capelin season in Iceland is coming to an end, with a short, successful roe fishery to finish it off for this year. ‘We have caught the roughly 18,000 tonnes…
Capelin roe season in full swing
Síldarvinnslan’s plant in Neskaupstaður has seen a string of pelagic vessels delivering capelin catches, with over 6000 tonnes landed over last weekend as the high-value roe season is now fully…
Capelin roe production ready to start
With pelagic vessel Börkur due to land this morning, the roe phase of the capelin season is about to begin, with production set to begin today. The roe production facilities…
2100-tonne capelin trip
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur is alongside in Neskaupstaður to discharge 2100 tonnes of capelin. ‘This trip went well in every way and the catch was more than we had intended,’…
Clearing space for capelin
With the capelin season in full swing, staff at Síldarvinnslan’s cold store in Neskaupstaður have been busy as 2585 tonnes of frozen herring and mackerel products have been loaded onto…
First blue whiting of the year to Síldarvinnslan
The first blue whiting of 2026 has been landed to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður plant as Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq delivered 2000 tonnes caught in Faroese waters. Iceland and the Faroe…
Double landings in one week
Westman Islands groundfish trawlers Vestmannaey and Bergey have started 2026 with a bang, delivering two landings each in the space of a week. The sister vessels landed in Neskaupstaður on…
Herring play hard to get
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Barði docked with 1255 tonnes of Icelandic summer-spawning herring caught on the other side of the country. The catch was landed to the company’s processing plant in…
Síldarvinnslan streamlines operations with fleet cutbacks
Forty crew have been given notice as Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan plans to cut back its groundfish fleet with two trawlers to be taken out of service. Veteran fresher trawler…
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