Heading for blue whiting in the Grey Zone
Samherji’s Vilhelm Thorsteinsson is joining much of the Icelandic pelagic fleet as it heads for fishing grounds south of the Faroe Islands to target migrating blue whiting. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11…
Fleet optimistic as capelin gear on board
Samherji’s pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson is alongside in Neskaupstaður, preparing for the coming capelin season. After having been fishing for blue whiting, Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 is now taking capelin gear…
First landing of the mackerel season in Iceland
Pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson has called at Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant to offload the first catch of the Icelandic fleet’s mackerel season, delivering 1040 tonnes – and production began right…
Sister ships deliver full tanks of blue whiting
More than 6000 tonnes of blue whiting are being discharged to Síldarvinnslan’s factory in Neskaupstaður as sister vessels docked at the same time with capacity payloads. Samherji’s Vilhelm Thorsteinsson and Síldarvinnslan’s…
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…
