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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Fisheries research and innovation centre set-up in Iceland. Icelandic seafood company Brim and the Municipal Council of Akranes, home of fish processing machinery company Skaginn 3X’s headquarters, have joined forces […]
Brim joins the fight against marine plastic pollution – Icelandic integrated fish catcher and seafood processor, Brim hf., has become the main sponsor of the environmental organisation The Blue Army […]
Generational transition in the ownership of Samherji. The largest shareholders of Icelandic seafood giant Samherji, Ms Helga Steinunn Guðmundsdóttir, Mr Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, Mr Kristján Vilhelmsson and Ms Kolbrún Ingólfsdóttir, […]
Blue whiting proving elusive for Icelandic vessels. Blue whiting is proving elusive for Icelandic fishing vessels as they search out for the best marks. ‘It hasn’t been bad, but there’s […]
Increased capacity for Samherji’s land-based fish farming site in Iceland. Construction is currently underway at Samherji’s land-based fish farming site in Grindavík, Iceland. Three new sea holes have been drilled […]
Blue whiting proving elusive for Icelandic vessels. Two Icelandic pelagic vessels have had no luck so far in finding blue whiting as they migrate northwards towards the Faroese EEZ. “We’ve […]
VSV Record Salt Fish Production – Icelandic fishery and processor VSV has during the first three months of the year produced more salt fish than in the whole of 2018. […]
Icelandic fishing crew careful to self-isolate. The crew of the Brim operated Icelandic freezer trawler Höfrungur III is taking coronavirus precautions as it fishes to provide food for our plates. […]
Skaginn 3X boosts sales management team. Fish processing machinery manufacturer Skaginn 3X has announced the addition of two new regional managers to its sales team, Ágúst Ágústsson and Ingvar Vilhjálmsson. […]
Capacity trip for Icelandic fresher trawler. Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María is on its way back to fishing grounds after landing a capacity trip in Reykjavík last Monday (16 March). […]
Value of Icelandic catch increased by 13.4% in 2019. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 1,048 thousand tonnes in the year 2019 which, according to preliminary data, is 211 […]
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