Tag: Iceland
Icelandic fish catch increases. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 104 thousand tonnes in March 2021 which was 11% more than in March 2020. Demersal catch was 55 thousand tonnes of which 33 thousand ...
Hampiðjan the Expertise Company 2021. The Association of Business Managers and Economists (FVH) each year holds an event known as the Expertise Day, which is a blend of a conference and an awards ceremony. This ...
New pelagic vessel for Samherji. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA 11, a new pelagic fishing vessel built especially for Samherji, sailed into Eyjafjördur in Iceland for the first time last week. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson is a large, elegant ...
Milestone reached for new Sub-Chilling™ system in Norway. A milestone installation for one of Norway’s largest seafood processors, MOWI Norway AS, Herøy, has Skaginn 3X’s team rejoicing after working around the challenges presented by Covid-19. ...
New Samherji processing plant video. A new video about fresh fish production in Samherji’s high-tech plant in Dalvík covers the entire production process in detail from when the fish is landed directly from Samherji’s ...
First Purse Seine Repair Job at Hapidjan Neskaupstadur Norwegian pelagic vessel Rav docked in Norðfjörður on Monday last week, with a badly damaged capelin purse seine. The purse seine was fouled in the net bin ...
Good start to year for Icelandic trawler. Brim’s fresher trawler Akurey is fishing on Westfjords grounds after landing a 140-145 tonne first trip this year. The catch was landed in Reykjavík last week. Skipper Eiríkur ...
Praise for Samherji stalwart. Haraldur Grétarsson will resign from the European operations of Samherji Holding ehf. in early April. Mr. Grétarsson has held the position of managing director of the Deutsche Fischfang Union (DFFU) in ...
Skaginn 3X scoops award. The Federation of Municipalities in West-Iceland awarded fish processing machinery company Skaginn 3X with the SSV Innovation Awards 2020 last month. The presentation took place at Breið Innovation Centre in Akranes, ...
Icelandic fish catch dropped in November. The catch of Icelandic fishing vessels in November 2020 was 63,864 tonnes, 8% less than in November 2019. The total catch of demersal species was nearly 40 thousand tonnes, ...
UK trade deal a boost for UK fish and chip shops. An agreement to lock in trade in goods was signed in London this week between the UK and Iceland and Norway. The deal means ...
Arnarlax achieves ASC Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Certification (ASC) for its farming site at Laugardalur. ASC is one of the most stringent environmental certifications in world aquaculture. The ASC standard has ...
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 than in October last year. ...
UK and Iceland to step up cooperation on fisheries. The UK has yesterday (11th November) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iceland to boost cooperation on fisheries matters. As the UK prepares to leave the ...
Pandemic brings challenges for Iceland Seafood International. The first half of the year has brought considerable challenges to the operation of Iceland Seafood International, says CEO Bjarni Ármannsson. He said: “The financial and operational strength ...
Good summer for Icelandic trawler. Icelandic fresher trawler Akurey docked in Sauðárkrókur last week after a trip deep off the Strandagrunn grounds. Brim’s trawler Akurey, has spent most of the summer fishing off the north ...
Icelandic fish catches dropped last month. The fish catch of Icelandic vessels in July 2020 was about 90 thousand tonnes. The total catch of demersal species was 31 thousand tonnes, 18% less than in July ...
Decent showing of Hali cod. Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María is on the Hali grounds off the Westfjords, where there’s some good fishing for cod, according to skipper Heimir Guðbjörnsson ‘Last week we finished our ...
Seine nets don’t come smarter than this. “These seine nets are pure genius, plus there has been heavy fishing all summer,” said Stefán Egilsson, skipper of Thingeyri seine netter Egill. He is one of a ...
Icelandic mackerel season gets off to a slow start – The Icelandic mackerel season, which began for fish processor Síldarvinnslan at the end of last month, has started slowly. The vessels have mainly been fishing ...
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