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Good Herring Fishing in Icelandic Waters – A pelagic trawler belonging to Icelandic seafood and fishing company, Brim, has reported good herring fishing in IIcelandic waters. “There has been good […]
Seafood from Iceland taste the Icelandic difference. Fish Focus’ latest feature follows our trip to the Icelandic archipelago, Vestmannaeyjar. We will be posting an article every day, covering this amazing trip […]
Icelandic research trip finds low densities of mackerel. The Icelandic research vessel Árni Friðriksson ended its participation on August 2nd in the annual international pelagic ecosystem expedition in the North […]
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 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 […]
Protection for three Icelandic seabed areas. Iceland’s Minister of Food Svandís Svavarsdóttir has confirmed a regulation on protection measures for vulnerable marine areas and bottom ecosystems. The regulation defines three new […]
Norway reports a good Icelandic capelin fishery this year. The capelin fishery in Iceland is over and the first capelin catch has been taken from the Barents Sea, reports Norwegian […]
January Icelandic fish catch down on previous year. The total fish catch of Icelandic vessels in January 2023 was 110 thousand tonnes, but was 220 thousand tonnes in January last […]
AKVA group signs contract with Icelandic Land Farmed Salmon AKVA group has signed a contract with Icelandic Land Farmed Salmon (I.L.F.S.). A Smolt facility will be built in Vestmannaeyjar – […]
Icelandic fish catch advice released. Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute’s advice on fishing opportunities for 28 fish stocks in Icelandic waters in the 2022/2023 quota year has been released […]
Big increase in Icelandic capelin catch in February. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 198 thousand tonnes in February 2022 of which capelin was 161 thousand tonnes, compared with […]
Norwegian boost for MSC certification of Icelandic capelin fishery. The capelin fishery off Iceland is now MSC-certified, and according to senior adviser Tor Bjørklund Larsen of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association […]
Icelandic fish catch slightly down year-on-year. The catch of Icelandic vessels in October 2020 was 86,774 tonnes. The total catch of demersal species was nearly 40 thousand tonnes, 3% more […]
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 […]
Record year for Icelandic trawler. The overall catch landed by Icelandic company Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey in 2019 came to 10,177 tonnes. This is the first time that a trawler […]
Strong start for Icelandic mackerel season. The Icelandic mackerel fishing season has got off to a good start, according to Magnús Róbertsson, production manager at HB Grandi’s Vopnafjörður factory in […]
Icelandic fishing vessel has record trip. The HB Grandi freezer trawler Vigri has just enjoyed a highly successful 23-day trip to the Russian part of the Barents Sea, with a […]
Icelandic trawler helps out in Greenland research on shrimp and halibut. A fresher trawler has been leased from HB Grandi by the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources to assess stocks […]
Icelandic blue whiting season comes to an end. The HB Grandi fishing vessel Venus finished discharging its catch at Vopnafjörður earlier this week and is now in Akureyri ahead of […]
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