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Icelandic vessels land decent catches of blue whiting. Icelandic pelagic vessel Venus was alongside in Vopnafjörður last week with 2500 tonnes of blue whiting on board, with sister ship Víkingur […]
Brim’s pelagic vessels Venus and Víkingur have finished their fishing for Atlanto-Scandian herring and both are now in Reykjavík, ready for their next assignment. Whether that turns out to be […]
Blue whiting proving elusive for Icelandic vessels. Blue whiting is proving elusive for Icelandic fishing vessels as they search out for the best marks. ‘It hasn’t been bad, but there’s […]
Blue whiting proving elusive for Icelandic vessels. Two Icelandic pelagic vessels have had no luck so far in finding blue whiting as they migrate northwards towards the Faroese EEZ. “We’ve […]
New vessels named for Icelandic German partnership – This was a big occasion in the history of Iceland based Samherji and Deutsche Fischfang Union (DFFU) when the two new fishing […]
Total Icelandic catch in 2024 decreased by 28% from year before. The total fish catch of Icelandic vessels in 2024 was 994 thousand tonnes, which is 28% less than in […]
Icelandic fish catch marginally down in 2023 The total catch of Icelandic vessels in 2023 was 1,375 thousand tonnes which is 3% less than in 2022. The first sale value […]
MSC Certification in Icelandic Fisheries. Ensuring sustainability through effective fisheries management. The first of a series of features by Fish Focus, starting with our spotlight on Iceland. We will be posting […]
Icelandic June catch drops compared with same month in 2023. A zero capelin catch in Icelandic waters in June this year has resulted in a significant decrease in like-for-like overall […]
Icelandic demersal catch increases. Icelandic vessels landed just over 87 thousand tonnes in May, 14% less than in May 2023. Demersal catch was 19% more than in May last year […]
Icelandic aquaculture production was 50 thousand tonnes in 2023 which is a 3.5% decrease from the previous year. Salmon was about 88% of the production and arctic char 11%. The […]
Lack of capelin results in monthly fall in Icelandic fish landings. The catch of Icelandic vessels was 60 thousand tonnes in March 2024 which is 77% less than in March […]
Icelandic Government announce new Fisheries Minister. Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir MP was announced last week by the Icelandic Government as the new Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. The Minister was […]
Icelandic February fish catch drops due to lack of capelin. The catch of Icelandic vessels was 65.4 thousand tonnes in February 2024 which is 56% less than in February 2023. […]
Icelandic catch down over last 12 months. The catch of Icelandic vessels in August 2023 was about 114,5 thousand tonnes, 10% more than in August 2022. Demersal catch was 32 […]
Icelandic fish catch rises in July. The catch of Icelandic vessels in July 2023 was about 102 thousand tonnes, 16% more than in July 2022. Demersal catch was about 21,700 […]
Icelandic catch in June was 35 thousand tonnes. The catch of Icelandic vessels in June 2023 was about 35 thousand tonnes, 1% less than in June 2022. Demersal catch was […]
Crew safety on Icelandic commercial fishing vessel reaches new high with addition of FLIR M364C thermal camera. Since its formation in 2005, Sónar has grown to become one of Iceland’s […]
The total fish catch of Icelandic vessels in March was 255 thousand tonnes compared with roughly 145 thousand tonnes in March 2022. This increase is mainly due to ample capelin […]
Icelandic lower catch advice for lumpfish. Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute advises that the total catch of female lumpfish for the fishing year 2022/2023 should be no more than […]
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