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Successful laboratory rearing of capelin achieved. Scientists at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute in Iceland, have successfully reared capelin from hatch to adulthood in a laboratory setting for 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 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. […]
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 […]
It was another good blue whiting week with a total of 53,500 tons in the journal. This quantity is fished by 29 different boats with catches from 670 t as the lowest, […]
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 […]
Icelandic capelin TAC announced. Iceland’s Marine Fisheries and Research Institute has advised that the capelin TAC for the 2022/23 fishing year be no more than 275 705 tonnes, which corresponds […]
Oceana Canada calls for rethink on capelin fishery. Oceana Canada says the recent decision by Canadian Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to continue overfishing capelin, a critically depleted forage fish in […]
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 […]
Newfoundland seafood sector says capelin closure call misguided. The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) in Newfoundland, Canada, says the capelin fishery is supported by existing science, making calls for a […]
Temperature swings cause jellyfish blooms and less Polar cod. How life in different parts of the Barents Sea reacts to climate change. Since 2005, many species of zooplankton, fish, and benthic […]
Icelandic landed catch in March increased by 9%. The Icelandic catch amounted to almost 66 thousand tonnes, which is 9% more than in March 2024. Demersal catch increased by 23% between […]
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 […]
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 […]
Icelandic October fish catch drops. The Icelandic fish catch in October 2024 was approximately 96 thousand tonnes, which is a 22% decrease compared with October 2023. Demersal catch was just […]
Oceanographers record largest predation event ever observed in the ocean. There is power in numbers, or so the saying goes. But in the ocean, scientists are finding that fish that […]
Value of Icelandic Coastal Fisheries Was 5 Billion ISK Last Summer According to preliminary figures from the Directorate of Fisheries, the catch of coastal fishing boats in Iceland last summer […]
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 […]
Elevating Icelandic seafood exports through strategic branding and global market expansion. The first of a series of features by Fish Focus, starting with our spotlight on Iceland. We will be […]
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