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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Elsinore Launches ‘affordable’ Caviar In Waitrose. Golden Acre Foods-owned Scandinavian seafood brand Elsinore is introducing an “affordable” Masago Caviar into Waitrose stores this month (100g, RRP £5.50). With the Asian-inspired […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brim fleet catches 147000 tonnes in 2021. The Icelandic company Brim’s fleet landed a total of 147000 tonnes in 2021, which is 19,000 tonnes more than the 2020 total. The […]
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 […]
New pelagic processing system to increase production capacity by 70%. LVF has chosen Skaginn 3X to supply a new pelagic processing system, designed to increase automation and processing capacity as […]
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