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Total Icelandic catch in November was nearly 103 thousand tonnes. The total fish catch in November 2025 amounted to nearly 103 thousand tonnes, an increase of 9% compared with November […]
Four-party mackerel agreement sidelines EU, rewards overfishing and creates unlevel playing field. The EU fishing industry is deeply disappointed by the partial mackerel sharing arrangement agreed between the UK, Norway, […]
Scotland’s rural Affairs Secretary welcomes Atlantic mackerel agreement. Welcoming the extended agreement from 3-4 between with the UK, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway on measures to manage North-East Atlantic […]
New mackerel deal falls short, say Scottish fishermen. Scotland’s pelagic fishermen have given a pointed response to news of an extended sharing agreement for the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock coupled […]
National Fish & Chip Awards announces top-pick international chippies. Food spots in Iceland and the Netherlands are hoping to blow the competition out of the water, following the news that they […]
LAXEY completes first harvest – milestone delivered on schedule. LAXEY has successfully completed its first harvest at the company’s land-based grow-out facility in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. The milestone marks the completion […]
Hefring Marine receives the Icelandic Innovation Award 2025. Hefring Marine has been awarded the Icelandic Innovation Award 2025 for the development and commercialisation of its intelligent marine assistance system, IMAS®, which […]
First cargo of herring of the season for VSV. A good start and good quality on the first Icelandic herring landed by Gullberg VE at Vinnslustöðin. Gullberg docked on Monday […]
Icelandic total fish catch in September was 131 thousand tonnes. The fish catch in September 2025 amounted to 131 thousand tonnes, which is 34% more than in September 2024. Demersal […]
Icelandic total catch in July was 86 thousand tonnes. The fishing catch amounted to nearly 86 thousand tonnes in July 2025, which is 10% more than in July 2024. Demersal […]
Gael Force Group delivers SeaQure containment system to Iceland. Inverness-based aquaculture equipment, technology, and service supply partner, Gael Force Group, has recently completed the successful installation of its SeaQure range […]
MMC First Process to deliver state-of-the-art fish welfare system for Samherji Fiskeldi’s flagship ‘Salmon Garden’ in Iceland. MMC First Process has entered into a significant contract with Samherji Fiskeldi for […]
Delivering to a giant salmon farming facility in Iceland. Cflow enters strategic partnership with Samherji Fiskeldi for Iceland’s largest land-based aquaculture facility. Technology provider Cflow AS has been selected as […]
Baldvin Thorsteinsson takes over as CEO of Samherji. Baldvin Thorsteinsson has assumed the role of CEO of Samherji hf., succeeding his father, Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, who has stepped down after […]
Fish & Chip Award Winners Embark on a Dream Journey to Iceland At the end of May, Business Iceland (Íslandsstofa), on behalf of the “Seafood from Iceland” marketing project, hosted […]
Icelandic trade deficit of 397.7 billion ISK in 2024. The value of exported goods from Iceland in 2024 amounted to 959.0 billion ISK fob and the value of imported goods […]
Italy’s best young chef crowned – Showcasing Icelandic salted cod. In February, Italy’s top young culinary student was crowned in a competition organised by the project Bacalao de Islandia and […]
Icelandic salted cod and promising chef students in the spotlight in Barcelona. Earlier this month, the annual competition of culinary students took place where the best young salted cod chef […]
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 […]
Fish & Chip champions treated to unforgettable Icelandic adventure. Fish Focus, along with winners of the 2024 National Fish and Chip Awards, seafood industry professionals, and UK media representatives, were treated […]
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