Iceland

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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Icelandic salmon farming company Arnarlax has signed a declaration of intent with Vesturbyggð officials to build a high-tech processing facility in Patreksfjörður.

23rd May 2022

New plant for Arnarlax

23rd May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bumper capelin catch helped Iceland’s fleet to land 34% more fish in the 12 months through April 2022, with almost 1.48 million tonnes of fish and shellfish recorded in the preliminary…

16th May 2022

Capelin lifts Iceland catch

16th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Samherji fiskeldi ehf (Samherji Fish Farming), the aquaculture arm of Samherji has completed a share capital increase of US$26 million.

13th May 2022

New farm for Samherji

13th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ice Fish Farm AS’s board has approved the share purchase of Laxar Fiskeldi ehf, moving forward the agreement between majority shareholders agreement made in December last year for Ice to acquire Laxar…

25th April 2022

Laxar sale moves forward

25th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A huge capelin catch helped Iceland’s fishing fleet to land 40% more last month, with the capture of 145,432 tonnes of fish and shellfish, according to preliminary data from the country’s Directorate…

18th April 2022

40% jump in Iceland catch

18th April 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Fishing and processing company Thorbjörn, based at Grindavík in the south of Iceland, has placed an order with Astilleros Armón for a 58-metre long, 13.6-metre breadth fresher trawler with a 2024 delivery…

13th April 2022

Icelandic trawler order

13th April 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

2021 brought a rapid growth in Iceland’s farmed fish production and sector earnings, confirms new data compiled by Statistics Iceland.

5th April 2022

Iceland aquaculture growth

5th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Thanks to a bumper capelin catch, Iceland’s fishing fleet landed 220,032 tonnes of wild-capture fish and shellfish last month, up from 73,643 tonnes in January 2021.

21st February 2022

Icelandic catch trebles

21st February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built to a new design developed by Skiparáðgjöf Ráðgarður, Háey is the latest in a growing number of fishing vessels designed to fit below the 30gt limit for access to the coastal…

14th February 2022

New Icelandic longliner

14th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

One of Iceland’s largest seafood companies reported fishing gains of 19,000 tonnes in 2021

18th January 2022

Fishing gains fuelled by capelin

18th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 13% or more than 137,000 tonnes last year, reaching a total 1,158,288 tonnes.

17th January 2022

Icelandic fleet landed more fish in 2021

17th January 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The majority shareholders at Ice Fish Farm AS and Laxar Fiskeldi ehf have agreed to the former’s acquisition of Laxar and its subsidiaries and the merger of the two Icelandic salmon farming…

20th December 2021

Ice Fish Farm edges closer to owning Laxar

20th December 2021

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

After the disappointment of circumstances beyond anyone’s control forcing the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition to be postponed, exhibitors and visitors can this year take part in the online IceFish Connect, which brings all…

10th November 2021

All the content of IceFish – presented online

10th November 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Iceland’s pelagic sector is looking forward to what is hoped will be the largest capelin season for a couple of decades. In October, the Ministry of Fisheries followed the scientific advice, and…

5th November 2021

Gearing up for capelin

5th November 2021