pelagic fishing

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Iceland’s fishers caught 993,602 tonnes of fish and shellfish in 2024 with a total first-sales value of less than ISK 171.2 billion, representing year-on-year decreases of 28% and 13%, respectively, according to…

20th October 2025

Lower volume, less value for Icelandic fisheries

20th October 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Scotland’s pelagic fishing and processing sectors have heavily criticised the new advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) that recommends a 70% cut in the Northeast Atlantic…

2nd October 2025

Mackerel quota cut would have devastating impact on Scotland, warns industry

2nd October 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has expressed deep concern after newly-released scientific research shows that the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock has reached its lowest level for over 20 years. At…

2nd October 2025

Global seafood coalition cautions mackerel collapse could reshape industry

2nd October 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built to Karstensen Shipyard’s own 75-metre, 16-metre breadth design, the newbuild is the latest in an ongoing series of new pelagic vessels for operators around the Northeast Atlantic.

18th September 2025

Herøyhav delivered to Norwegian owners

18th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bumper mackerel haul lifted the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in August 2025 by 32% or more than 25,000 tonnes year-on-year to 106,150 tonnes, according to preliminary…

16th September 2025

Icelandic fleet’s August catch climbs 32%

16th September 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

North Atlantic mackerel has a reputation for being one of the hardest species to track, but a new artificial intelligence prediction tool from Icelandic AI company GreenFish is showing that with its…

1st September 2025

GreenFish forecasting tool helps Icelandic fleet tackle mackerel’s uncertainty

1st September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A strong mackerel catch lifted the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in July 2025 by 10% or more than 7,700 tonnes year-on-year to 85,940 tonnes, according to preliminary…

19th August 2025

Iceland’s July catch up 10%

19th August 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The latest vessel to join the Norwegian pelagic fleet is Havfisk, delivered by the Karstensen yard in Skagen on a hull fabricated by the Karstensen Shipyard Poland in Gdansk.

4th August 2025

New pelagic catcher for Ålesund operator

4th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A return of pelagic catches saw the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in June 2025 increase by 65% or more than 18,000 tonnes year-on-year to 45,534 tonnes, according…

15th July 2025

Icelands June catch climbs 65%

15th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Icelandic fishing vessels caught a total 212,970 tonnes of fish and shellfish in the first-quarter of 2025, which represented a decrease of 2% or more than 5,200 tonnes compared with the corresponding…

1st July 2025

Icelandic catch value soars

1st July 2025