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…
Landing catches from Vestmannaey and Bergey. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Guðmundur Alfreðsson
36-hour trips
With heavy fishing off the south of Iceland, Bergur-Huginn’s fresher trawlers have both made capacity landings twice in a row. Vestmannaey and Bergey docked in the Westman Islands with full…
A bag of fish on Vestmannaey’s deck. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Egill Guðni Guðnason
Good year for Síldarvinnslan’s groundfish trawlers
Over the 2019-2020 quota year (1st Sept-31st Aug) the trawlers operated by Síldarvinnslan and its Bergur-Huginn subsidiary landed a total of 20,800 tonnes of groundfish. It has been a tough…
Vestmannaey is one of the newest trawlers in the Icelandic groundfish fleet
Better and safer fishing with QuickLines
‘I’m very satisfied, and if anything, the results are beyond anything I had expected. Catch quality is better and the crew are quicker hauling and shooting than before,’ said Birgir…
The new Vestmannaey landed a full fishroom in the Westman Islands before tying up for the rest of the year. Image: Guðmundur Alfreðsson
Record catch, record values
It has been a great year for the trawlers operated by Síldarvinnslan subsidiary Bergur-Huginn, with 10,300 tonnes of fish landed and catch values of ISK2,76 billion. These are the biggest…
The new Vestmannaey is the first in a series of innovative new trawlers for Icelandic owners. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Guðmundur Alfreðsson
New Vestmannaey – Something to look forward to
The first of a new series of innovative trawlers for Icelandic owners docked yesterday in the Westman Islands for the first time. Built for Westman Islands company Bergur-Huginn, a subsidiary…