Iceland

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Atlantic salmon produced in aquaculture systems is now second only to wild-caught cod in terms of how much export income it brings into Iceland’s economy, according to data compiled by Radarinn, a…

24th July 2024

Farmed salmon now Iceland’s second most valuable fish

24th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in June 2024 fell by 21% or more than 7,000 tonnes year-on-year to 27,528 tonnes, with cod accounting for almost…

15th July 2024

Iceland’s June catch down 21%

15th July 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Arnarlax, a company wholly-owned by Icelandic Salmon, has been informed that the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) and Environment Agency of Iceland (UST) have given out a licence to Arnarlax of…

18th June 2024

Icelandic salmon farmer granted 10,000-tonne licence

18th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet in May 2024 fell by 14% or more than 14,300 tonnes year-on-year to 87,496 tonnes, according to preliminary figures…

17th June 2024

Increased whitefish catch for Icelandic fleet in May

17th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Iceland’s aquaculture production in 2023 totalled 50,000 tonnes in 2023, representing a 3.5% decrease from the previous year, according to data published by Statistics Iceland.

30th May 2024

Icelandic farmed fish production falls

30th May 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aquafeed giant Skretting has committed to supply feed to the hybrid flow-through salmon project, in a partnership that strengthens its immediate commercial and future strategic positions. 

22nd April 2024

Skretting and Iceland’s LAXEY enter long-term partnership

22nd April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet in March 2024 fell by 77% or almost 200,000 tonnes year-on-year to 60,434 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

17th April 2024

Icelandic fleet hit by zero capelin catch in March

17th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet in February 2024 fell by 56% or more than 84,000 tonnes year-on-year to 65,414 tonnes, according to preliminary figures…

18th March 2024

Zero capelin catch hits Iceland’s February landings

18th March 2024

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Icelandic fishing, processing and aquaculture company Hraðfrystihúsið-Gunnvör has placed an order for a new factory freezer trawler to be built at Astilleros Ria de Vigo, the former Barreras shipyard which has been…

18th March 2024

Factory trawler order goes to Spanish yard

18th March 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet in 2023 fell by 3% or almost 40,000 tonnes compared to the previous year to 1,374,823 tonnes, but the…

4th March 2024

Icelandic catch increases in value

4th March 2024