The large Faroese trawler Slættaberg has just landed 600 tonnes of blue whiting in Klaksvik the Faroe Islands and other Faroese trawlers rigs now on to fishing.
In fish fields, south of the Faroe Islands, is now three Icelandic vessels HB Grandi, Ingunn AK, Lundey NS and Faxi RE also appeared in the hunt for the coveted long, slender and light violet blue whiting. HB Grandis fleet has a quota of 22,000 tonnes of blue whiting this year.
The chief mate and relief skipper of the Icelandic trawler Ingunn AK Róbert Axelsson told Thefishsite.com, “There are also a few Russian trawlers in the area, and I understand from them that they have not caught anything yet eighter. “
There are positive reports from the pelagic vessels fishing for blue whiting in EU zone west of Scotland, more south than the Faroese and Icelandic trawlers are and where catches have been increasing . But it is only a matter of time before the fish migrate north into the area between Great Britain and the Faroese EEZ area.
Blue whiting is in cod family and can grow up to 50 cm long. They live in large schools between 100 to 400 m of water and can be difficult to catch as they migrate between water layers during the day. They prefer to stay at the bottom or the lower layers of water a day and prefer higher up at night.
Kilde. Thefishsite.com
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