Iceland

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Iceland’s Marine & Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) has issued its fishing opportunities advice for the forthcoming 2022/23 season and 28 fish stocks in Icelandic waters, with its recommendations including reduced quotas for…

20th June 2022

Iceland to cut quotas

20th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A large blue whiting catch helped Iceland’s fishing fleet to land 33% more fish and shellfish last month, with the total volume reaching almost 143,850 tonnes.

17th June 2022

Icelandic catch growth

17th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan hf has reached an agreement to purchase over 34% of the shares in salmon farming company Arctic Fish Holding AS for almost NOK 1.1 billion.

13th June 2022

Arctic Fish nets new shareholder

13th June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Thirteen awards were bestowed at the 8th Icelandic Fisheries Awards, including two that recognised the outstanding career contributions made to the sector

9th June 2022

IceFish 2022 winners

9th June 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Icelandic salmon farming company Arnarlax has signed a share purchase agreement for the remaining 50% of shares in Eldisstöðin Ísþór smolt facility in Þorlákshöfn.

6th June 2022

Arnarlax acquires smolt facility

6th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Iceland-based salmon farming company Ice Fish Farm AS has confirmed the presence of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) at its farming operations in Hamraborg and Svarthamar.

6th June 2022

Ice Fish confirms ISA

6th June 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“I can’t seem to lose the passion for all this,” said Arthur Bogason, back as Chairman of the Icelandic National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO) after a seven-year break.

6th June 2022

Championing small-scale

6th June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

An Icelandic supplier went to manufacturers in Europe to locate raw material for rockhopper footropes that have a longer working lifetime – and the military-grade rubber they found has outperformed traditional hopper…

6th June 2022

Rockhoppers made to last

6th June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Factory trawler Blængur, operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, has recently completed a trip in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, landing a catch worth a record ISK 635 million 

1st June 2022

Twin-riggers record trip

1st June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar ASA has entered into a deal that will see it buy and merge with fellow salmon farming company Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS).

30th May 2022

SalMar buys NRS

30th May 2022