Father and son land catches on the same day
One of the top Samherji skippers, Birkir Hreinsson brought pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 in to land 1700 tonnes of mackerel in Neskaupstaður last week – and had the added…
Herring season gets underway
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…
Capelin season over, blue whiting next
As Iceland’s largest capelin season for many years comes to a close, the Icelandic fleet had around 700,000 tonnes at its disposal, although 200,000 tonnes were left uncaught as the…
Easter homecoming for Iceland’s pelagic flagship
Samherji’s new pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 has completed its delivery trip from Skagen. Skipper Guðmundur Jónsson and his crew are scheduled to dock at Akureyri’s Trawler Dock at 1000…