Herring quota drop, low mackerel prices see Norway pelagic exports fall 19%
Norway exported pelagic fish worth NOK 1.3bn in the first quarter of 2015, with herring alone falling 14%
HB Grandi secures financing for pelagic trawlers
Arion Bank and DNB to provide €77m for financing of two pelagic vessels for HB Grandi, being built in Turkey
Weak EU fishmeal demand overshadows Icelandic capelin season
High fishmeal prices combined with low-demand season for aquafeed suggests selling plentiful capelin may be tricky; some catchers more concerned about landing the full quota at its peak quality
Clause could hinder Nergard’s fishmeal, oil plans
Plot of land acquired by factory does not give it the rights to process fishmeal and oil, reports local newspaper
HB Grandi forecasts good capelin season
Icelandic firm has caught 21,000t of its 71,652t quota so far, expects processing plant to be operating all season
Iceland capelin quota recommended to increase to 580,000t
The Icelandic Marine Research Institute has suggested an increase in the capelin fishing quota to 580,000 metric tons, up 320,000t since the last season
Fire at former Fresh Catch plant
Fire crews brought a huge blaze at the former Fresh Catch fish factory under control after ten hours
Mackerel, blue whiting drive Norway’s pelagic landings in 2014
440,000t in mackerel and blue whiting landings offset poor year for NSS and North Sea herring, and capelin
HB Grandi starts frozen capelin production
Vopnafjordur factory has started production of frozen capelin with a payload 455 metric tons of landings
HB Grandi catch for the year falls 19% in 2014
Icelandic fishing firm's catch falls from 188,200t to 152,500t in 2014, and from a value of ISK 16.8 billion to 15.2bn