HB Grandi has announced pelagic vessel Lundey NS will start fishing herring in the middle of next week, followed by Faxi RE and Ingunn AK.
According to Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson, head of HB Grandi’s pelagic division, there have been few reports of herring with only one Icelandic vessel having tried to find the fish so far.
In 2009 HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels started on herring on the 24 May, so this year’s season has a similar start date.
HB Grandi’s pelagic factory in Vopnafjordur has been in preparation for the herring season for the last few weeks. Two new automatic Baader filleting machines have been purchased, along with new conveyors and equipment to handle the herring.
Magnus Robertsson, factory manager at the Vopnafjordur plant, said final preparations are being made in the production area. It has seven filleting machines, three of which are automatic.
“A lot of work has gone into altering the feed system. We are setting up two graders for herring and two for mackerel, so we are hoping that the changes we have made will make it possible to increase production significantly,“ said Robertsson.
