A new pelagic fish processing plant is being constructed in Tvøroyri, Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands.
The cost of the plant is reported to be DKK190m (€25.6m) and pelagic fish such as mackerel, herring and blue whiting will be processed for human consumption.
The companying operating the new plant is a subsidiary company formed by Varðin, a company from Gøta which owns several purse seiners, and Delta Seafood which runs fish production on land.
“This is one of the largest pelagic fish processing plants in the world”, said Arni Carlsen, project manager, when announcing the project to the people of Tvøroyri, said the Sosialurin newspaper. He added that the technical equipment that they are using is the most advanced equipment available on the global market. The production line will be made in Iceland.
The plant is being fitted into a former seafood factory building. A new 50m dock with depths alongside of 10-11m is also being added to the fishing Harbor, for the catch reception of the processing plant.
The first aim set out by the owners is to get a steady primary production of pelagic fish and to develop the processing of fish by-products alongside this.
The companies plan to finish the construction of the new plant on 1 July, when the mackerel fishing season is set to begin.
