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Good start to year for Norwegian pelagic fleet. Both smaller and larger Norwegian boats were active on Atlanto-Scandian herring in the north in the first week of the year. Total […]
Norwegian pelagic fleet winds down for Christmas. It has been a quiet week for the Norwegian pelagic fleet, but there was some horse mackerel fishing. It is apparent that large […]
Bad weather hampers Norwegian pelagic fleet. Several Norwegian boats ventured for herring in northern area and bad weather hampered the activities of the mackerel fleet last week, according to an […]
Busy week for Norwegian pelagic fleet. The Norwegian pelagic fleet was busy last week with vessels fishing for mackerel in the sea and 15,000 tonnes of North Sea herring caught. […]
Mixed results last week for Norwegian pelagic fleet. Fishing for North Sea herring has varied so far this season for the Norwegian fleet, with 5 875 tonnes registered now in […]
Norwegian pelagic sales organisation, Norges Sildesalgslag, has provided a latest update on pelagic fishing by the Norwegian fleet. Here is their report: North Sea herring: We had another weak week […]
Mixed fishing for Norwegian pelagic fleet. Norwegian spring spawning herring is moving a bit in the south and there is poor capelin fishing off Iceland, according to Kenneth Garvik of […]
Scottish pelagic boats head to sea for blue whiting fishery The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish pelagic fleet has now commenced, with the Peterhead based vessels Pathway and Lunar […]
Atlanto Scandian herring season for Scottish fleet gets underway. The Atlanto Scandian herring season for the Scottish fleet is now underway, with the quota this year marginally up by three per […]
2024 was the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports. Never has Norway exported seafood with such a high value as in 2024. A total of 2.8 million tonnes of […]
Busy week for Norwegian mackerel boats. It has been a hectic week (week 35) on the Norwegian mackerel fishing grounds with great activity northwest of Ålesund, reports Norwegian pelagic group, […]
Innovation and circumstance – the evolution of the Shetland pelagic fleet. The manner in how the Shetland pelagic fleet evolved to its current position of eight large vessels was the […]
Mackerel boost for Irish fleet. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has successfully secured an increased Mackerel quota share for the Irish fleet. Following intensive engagement […]
New report shows Norwegian fishing industry is key for employment. A new report from Nofima shows that the fishing industry is key for employment and value creation along the Norwegian […]
Another strong quarter for Norwegian seafood exports, but a decline in value measured in euros. Norway exported NOK 42.1 billion worth of seafood in the third quarter. This is an […]
More Norwegian pelagic vessels are now starting to move after the summer holidays and North Sea herring fishing in particular picked up last week, according to Norwegian fishing group, Norges […]
Poor sandeel season for Norwegian fleet. The Norwegian fishing season for sandeel is over for this year with one boat having a catch of 234 tonnes last week, reports pelagic […]
A quiet week for Norwegian pelagic boats. Fishing has been quiet for the Norwegian pelagic fleet in the last week, reports fish organisation Norges Sildealgslag. For sandeel, 1,720 tonnes have […]
North wind inhibits herring fishing for Norwegian fleet. A northerly wind has inhibited herring fishing for the Norwegian fleet, although conditions have been better for blue whiting and coastal market, […]
Excellent blue whiting season for Norwegian fleet Norwegian pelagic management organisation Norges Sildesalgslag has reported an excellent blue whiting season so far. 47,150 tonnes of blue whiting have been reported […]
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