Langoustine research underway south of Iceland
A survey to examine the state of langoustine (nephrops) stocks in waters south of Iceland has been in progress this month, with encouraging results. The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute…
Thórunn Sveinsdóttir leaves Westman Islands
Thórunn Sveinsdóttir has sailed from the Westman Islands for the last time, about to be handed over to its new owners, Fáskrúðsfjörður company Loðnuvinnslan. It’s heading for the Faroe Islands…
Capelin fishery draws to a close
The capelin season in Iceland is coming to an end, with a short, successful roe fishery to finish it off for this year. ‘We have caught the roughly 18,000 tonnes…
Reclaimed salt reduces costs and environmental impacts
Desalination plants installed in the Westman Islands have delivered an unforeseen bonus in the form of reducing the volumes of salt needed to be imported for saltfish production. For many…
Fishmeal producer switches back to oil energy
The operating basis of the fishmeal plant operated in the Westman Islands by Vinnslustöðin has been affected by rising electricity costs, forcing a switch back to burning oil to power…
Turning production waste into value
Westman Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin has commissioned a new HDF filtering facility designed to extract oil and protein from what would otherwise be waste water from production. The…
Thórunn Sveinsdóttir changes hands
One of Iceland’s consistently successful groundfish trawlers is changing hands, acquired by Fáskrúðsfjörður fishing company Loðnuvinnslan, which has interests in both demersal and pelagic fisheries. Fresher trawler Thórunn Sveinsdóttir VE-401…
VSV shuts down loss-making subsidiary
The board of Westman Islands fishing and processing group Vinnslustöðin has announced cutbacks in response to a number of adverse factors. The company states that all plans to renew and…
VSV’s herring season coming to an end
The pelagic vessels operated by Westman Islands company Vinnslustöðin have been on herring recently, but their season is now coming to an end. Sighvatur Bjarnason has made its last landing…
Back at sea, in company colours
Vinnslustöðin’s pelagic vessel Gullberg is back at sea after a refit completed at the Slippurinn shipyard in Akureyri, with a young skipper in charge. After leaving the yard, Gullberg made…
