Barents Sea survey results are bad news for capelin
'Unfortunately, we recorded very little capelin; that doesn't bode well for the capelin stock in the years to come'
South Nordic fisher takes ownership of 69-meter pelagic trawler
The 2,000t capacity Bommelfjord trawler has been delivered to its new owners, Eidesvik Havfiske, in southern Norway
Pension fund sells Brim shares to Fisk for $40m after voting against deal for Asian sales firms
Pension fund sells shares in the Icelandic fishing company now known as Brim -- formerly HB Grandi -- to Fisk for some ISK 5bn, after voting against a deal for four Asian sales firms
Lack of capelin quota hits HB Grandi’s Q1
'Certainly, it was a shock to us that capelin fishing was not authorized in the winter, but we are still able to do better and that is what we are aiming for' -- Gudmundur Kristjansson
Vardin plans surimi, fishmeal plants in rebuilt facility
Once on the cards for the Faroese firm before a fire leveled its plant in 2017, its new plant -- to be completed this year -- will feature surimi manufacturing and a fishmeal unit
Analyst: Russia now largely self-sufficient in pelagics
If the food import embargo imposed by Russia on the west was to lift today, it is not a given that Norway's pelagic trade would return to pre-2014 levels, writes Nordea's Finn-Arne Egeness
Austevoll sees Q1 drop in earnings, salmon sales despite Peruvian success
Diversified group Austevoll Seafood reported a 20% decline in annual earnings for Q1 2019, which it has attributed to reduced salmon sales volumes
Iceland’s VSV profitable despite number of headwinds
Fishing fees are an added problem for the fishing and processing firm, which is experiencing real shortages in capelin and lobster this year
Norway’s herring value falls in Q1, mackerel soars at record prices
A change in product mix for herring exports contributed to the average price falling, but, with mackerel supply expected to decline, prices for this species remain high
Already without capelin, Iceland may be about to miss out on blue whiting
The species is likely to move into Faroese waters imminently, where Iceland does not currently have fishing rights; it has taken up to 92% of its catch in these waters in recent years