Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday night with a full load of blue whiting to be discharged to the Síldarvinnslan factory. ‘It worked out better than we…
The Icelandic fleet’s summer mackerel season has started well, despite there being few catches in Iceland’s own waters. The pelagic fleet has been fishing in international waters, and east coast…
Changes are taking place to both demersal and pelagic fishing capacity within fishing companies that are part of Icelandic fishing and processing group Síldarvinnslan. Subsidiary company Bergur ehf, based in…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur has made the first mackerel landing of the year in Iceland, with 320 tonnes discharged in Neskaupstaður. According to skipper Hjörvar Hjálmarsson, the season has got…
New pelagic vessel Börkur NK-122 docked in its home port of Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland for the first time earlier this week, its arrival just ahead of the Seamen’s Day…
Fishing for blue whiting in Faroese waters has slowed down considerably in recent weeks. Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson landed its last trip for the time being at Síldarvinnslan’s fishmeal factory…
The new pelagic vessel Börkur, under construction at Karstensens Skibsværft in Skagen for Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, has undergone a successful round of initial sea trials. On board were fleet manager…
Brim’s production of capelin roe has began in Akranes, the first time for three years that capelin has been landed there. Venus docked late on Monday night with around 500…
This weekend the Síldarvinnslan factory at Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland began processing capelin for the first time in three years, working with raw material landed by Norwegian pelagic vessels. The…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessels Börkur and Beitir have finished their last blue whiting trips of the year – and skippers and crews are hoping for positive news of a capelin season…