Shutdown affects fishing pattern
The Síldarvinnslan fresher trawlers Bergur and Vestmannaey each made landings in the Westman Islands earlier today, and the shutdown of the Vísir processing plant due to volcanic activity around Grindavík…
Patchy fishing on herring
Pelagic vessels are at work west of Iceland to take this year’s quota of Icelandic summer-spawning herring. Fishing started well, but has slowed down – although that could change at…
Herring everywhere
Pelagic vessel Beitir docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday to discharge 1580 tonnes of herring to Síldarvinnslan’s processing plant. According to skipper Sturla Thórðarson, this was a short trip, with the…
Groundfish processing in Seyðisfjörður to shut down
It’s almost ten years since Icelandic fishing and processing giant Síldarvinnslan acquired processor Brimberg in the east coast port of Seyðisfjörður, and its trawler Gullver, with a pledge to keep…
Last mackerel of the season
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir docked this week in Neskaupstaður with 700 tonnes of mackerel on board, which is expected to be the company’s final mackerel landing of this season. According…
Big trip for freezer trawler
Síldarvinnslan’s freezer trawler Blængur docked last week and is already back at sea. The catch was a green weight of 830 tonnes of mainly saithe and redfish, making 20,500 cartons…
Patchy fishing, full production
Síldarvinnslan’s processing plant in Neskaupstaður has maintained full production of mackerel, despite patchy fishing over the last week. Mackerel are now being fished in home waters, and the company’s pelagic…
Good trip on mixed fishing
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur has sailed after a short stopover in Neskaupstaður to land its catch after a 27-day trip. This was a trip on mixed fishing, with a green…
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Gearing up for summer mackerel
The Icelandic fleet has already begun fishing for mackerel in international waters. After searching for a while the pelagic vessels are at work in the Banana Loophole, with the first…
Blue whiting season over – for the moment
The blue whiting fishery for the Síldarvinnslan fleet has come to a close for the time being, with the last landing to season to the company’s plant in Neskaupstaður earlier…
