A tale of tradition and innovation: Iceland’s enduring seafood heritage and modern industry. The first of a series of features by Fish Focus, starting with our spotlight on Iceland. We […]
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 […]
Elín Björg Ragnarsdóttir appointed as the Director General of the Directorate of Fisheries in Iceland The Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture has appointed Elín Björg Ragnarsdóttir as Director General […]
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 […]
Research on limiting blue whiting catches in pelagic trawls. In the fishing for blue whiting, it is at times a problem that the catches become too large, and that there […]
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 […]
Rise in Icelandic fish catch. The total fish catch in June 2022 was nearly 35 thousand tonnes according to preliminary data, which is a 14 thousand tonnes increase compared with […]
Icelandic fish catch rises. The total Icelandic fish catch in March 2022 was 145 thousand tonnes according to preliminary data, which is a 41 thousand tonnes increase from March 2021. […]
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 […]
Icelandic fish catch increases. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 119 thousand tonnes in October 2021 which is 38% more than in October 2020. Demersal catch was 34 thousand […]
Icelandic fish catch remains stable over last 12 months. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 107 thousand tonnes in September 2021 which is 10% less than in September 2020. […]
Vietnamese fishery production rises Vietnam’s fishery output in the first 8 months reached 5.7 million tons According to the report of the Directorate of Fisheries, by the end of August […]
Icelandic fish catch dropped in June The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 49 thousand tonnes in June 2021 which is 21% less than in June 2020. Demersal catch was […]
Icelandic fish catch rises in April. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 115 thousand tonnes in April 2021 which is 30% more than in April 2020. Demersal catch was […]
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 […]
Vietnamese seafood production rises. According to the report of the Directorate of Fisheries, seafood production in the first 6 months of 2019 has developed quite well due to the increasing […]
Icelandic catch values soar. The total value of catch from Icelandic fishing vessels in February was 11.2 billion ISK, 24.7% more than in February 2018. Demersal catch value was 9.8 […]