| Iceland's largest fishing vessel arrives home 07-08-2010 00:48  Kristina EA 410, built 1994, is 7.805 gtn, 105 mtrs long and 20 mtrs wide - Photo: Gunnar Anton ICELAND: M/TR "Kristina" - EA 410, the largest ship of the Icelandic fishing fleet, arrived in Akureyri this morning having left Las Palmas a week ago. The ship will, in the next days, be heading for Herring and Mackerel fishing in Icelandic waters. |
Factory Trawler THERNEY’s installs new Icelandic filleting machine14-05-2010 13:06 ICELAND: A new Icelandic-made filleting machine made by Vélfag ehf in Ólafsfjördur has been fitted on board HB Grandi's factory trawler Therney. The M700 filleting machine is made to process roundfish and this type has attracted a lot of attention. |  | Cermaq reports strong results in farming and good prospects 07-05-2010 11:29 NORWAY: Cermaq delivers a strong result for Q1 2010 based on solid increase in operating result in farming due to high prices on salmon, good biological results in Norway, and a robust improvement of the operations in Chile. |
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First products shipped out from Vopnafjördur07-05-2010 02:07 ICELAND: HB Grandi’s vessels have finished their blue whiting quotas for the year. Lundey NS docked at Vopnafjördur yesterday with 1300 tonnes and on Monday Faxi RE discharged 1400 tonnes. | | 
Samherji exhibits at the Brussel Seafood Show27-04-2010 17:57 ICELAND/EUROPE: Icelandic fishing giant Samherji´s stand at the Brussels Seafood show has been buzzing on this first day of the exhibition. |
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Icelandic Mackerel for human consumption this season21-04-2010 13:47 ICELAND: When fishing on herring and mackerel starts in Icelandic waters, HB Grandi aims to be able to produce mackerel for human consumption at the pelagic factory. So far, mackerel has only been used to make fishmeal. | | 
Exports of fish by air from Iceland uncertain17-04-2010 03:56 ICELAND: The volcanic activity that broke out last Wednesday in Iceland has already had far-reaching consequences that have been more serious than anything that had been anticipated. |
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Blue whiting reaches Faroese waters14-04-2010 17:44 ICELAND: M/Tr "Faxi RE" and M/Tr "Lundey NS" are on their way in to land 3000 tonnes of blue whiting caught south of the Faroese zone over the last few days. | | 
Icelanders waiting for Blue Whiting in the Grey Zone02-04-2010 18:26 ICELAND: HB Grandi’s pelagic fleet has been in port after fishing on Blue Whiting slowed down, but the opportunities are there to get them back to sea before Easter, but only if there are reports of fishing in international waters off the British Isles. |
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| Alf-Helge Aarskog appointed new CEO of Marine Harvest 31-03-2010 12:49 NORWAY: Alf-Helge Aarskog (Born 1967), currently CEO of Lerøy Seafood Group, has been appointed as CEO of Marine Harvest ASA. | | 
Value of Icelandic catch in 2009 was ISK 115 bn25-03-2010 16:24 ICELAND: Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to ISK 115 billion over the year 2009, compared with ISK 99 billion in 2008. Total value increased therefore by 16% between years. |
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Strong Exports of Canadian Fish and Seafood Products18-03-2010 17:15 CANADA: The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has released the preliminary trade figures for Canada’s exports of fish and seafood products in 2009, which totalled more than CAD 3.6 bn. | | 
Royal Greenland take over the Cuxhaven roe factory18-03-2010 17:02 GREENLAND/GERMNY: As a result of taking over the activities and assets of the roe factory at Cuxhaven, Royal Greenland now own the entire value chain, strengthening the company's position in the market for Greenlandic lumpfish roe. |
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The Akranes factory is ready for the Capelin season18-02-2010 02:01 ICELAND: Everything is ready HB Grandi's Akranes factory, as they are expecting the first delivery of Capelin tonight and are just waiting for the ship’s ETA so they can call out staff for tonight’s shift. | | 
Icelanders gearing up for Capelin fishery14-02-2010 20:17 ICELAND: The Persilde fishery has been very quiet fishing, as the pelagic trawlers tow all day long and are satisfied with 100 tonnes at the end of it, according th skipper Arnthór Hjörleifsson of M/V "Lundey NS". |
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Icelandic Group taken over by the new Landsbankinn12-02-2010 14:25 ICELAND: Vestia Holdings ehf. (Vestia), a subsidiary of the Icelandic bank NBI hf., has assumed 100% ownership of Eignarhaldsfelagið IG ehf. (IG Holdings ehf), the parent company of Icelandic Group. | | 
Yet another skipper charged in the Shetland Catch mackerel fraud case10-02-2010 13:03 SHETLAND ISLANDS: A seventh man has been charged in connection with allegations of illegal fish landings thought to be valued at around GBP 50 million more than four years ago. |
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Aker BioMarine signs major Qrill(TM) deal in China10-02-2010 12:25 NORWAY/CHINA: Aker BioMarine has signed a supply agreement with Coland, a major Chinese aquatic feed and feed ingredient company. As part of the agreement Aker BioMarine will deliver its high value feed ingredient, Qrill(TM) to Coland in 2010. | | Record export of Norwegian Salmon 09-02-2010 16:03 NORWAY: The export of Norwegian salmon continues to increase. The toal value for January reached NOK 1.8 bn, the highest for the month of January ever, and NOK 260 mln higher than for the same month last year. |
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| Copeinca produced 188.00 mt of fishmeal in 12 months 09-02-2010 14:11 PERU/NORWAY: Copeinca has finished the second fishing season, and during the full year processing 15.21% of the total Peruvian quota, of which 10.81% came from own catch. It is also noteworthy that fish oil production had a 4.68% yield. | | Aker BioMarine to refinance its NOK 1,4 bn debt 08-02-2010 12:20 NORWAY: Kjell Inge Røkke controlled Aker BioMarine and its majority shareholder and largest creditor, Aker ASA, have prepared a refinancing plan for the company. The plan establishes a solid financial foundation for advancing Aker BioMarine's business activities. |
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| Clearwater Seafoods asks debt holders for extension 03-02-2010 19:54 CANADA: Clearwater Seafoods Income Fund is asking holders of some of its debt to extend a key repayment deadline as it grapples with rising costs and a pinched market for premium seafood. | | Roar Nyhus resigns as Chairman of Marine Farms 03-02-2010 12:46 NORWAY: Mr. Roar Nyhus has informed the company of his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Marine Farms ASA, effective from 17th of February 2010. |
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| Capelin fishery starts in Iceland 02-02-2010 22:13 ICELAND: An initial capelin quota has been set following the results of research by R/V Árni Fridriksson. According to the quota issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, 28.431 tonnes are allocated to Norway, 6.500 tonnes to the Faroe Islands and 4.290 tonnes to Greenland. | | Six charged in Shetland Catch fraud case 02-02-2010 12:35 SHETLAND ISLANDS: Six men have been charged with fraud following a major investigation into alleged illegal fish landings which led to police raids at Europe's largest pelagic fish factory, in Shetland, in September 2005. |
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| Historic Mackerel agreement between Norway and EU 01-02-2010 20:41 NORWAY/EU: After several years of annual ad hoc agreements, Norway and EU have now entered into a long term bilateral agreement on the Mackerel fishery. | | Scottish break-through for Polarcirkel cages 31-01-2010 15:15 NORWAY/SCOTLAND: Norwegian provide of fish farming technology AKVA group has signed a contract to deliver Polarcirkel cages to Marine Harvest Scotland. The deliveries will take place from 1Q to 3Q 2010. |
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| Greenland government considering the future of Royal Greenland 30-01-2010 18:57 ROYAL GREENLAND: Uncertainty over Royal Greenland’s future has coused the Greenland government to delay to company's annual general meeting, and privatization could be on the horizon for thw world's largest cold water shrimp company. | | Mainstream and Ahousaht First Nation signed a new agreement 26-01-2010 13:44 CANADA/NORWAY: Mainstream Canada and Ahousaht First Nation signed a new protocol agreement on Jan 8, 2010. The protocol guides the principles for working together and establishing a sustainable and mutually beneficial salmon farming operation. |
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| New fishmeal factory starts production 10th of February 26-01-2010 13:01 ICELAND: HB Grandi is on target and aim to have the new Vopnafjordur fishmeal factory ready for production on the 10th of February. | | Copeinca issues bonds worth USD 150 mln 26-01-2010 12:35 NORWAY/PERU: Copeinca S.A.C., a Peruvian subsidiary of Copeinca ASA, is considering a bond issue for approximately USD 150 million, to be guaranteed by Copeinca ASA. |
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| HB Grandi's new flowline in Reykjavik plant taken into operation 26-01-2010 12:14 ICELAND: A sophisticated new flow line, supplied by Maerel, has been taken into operation at HB Grandi’s Nordurgardur processing plant in Reykjavík. The new equipment and alterations to existing facilities around it represent an ISK 200 mln investment. | | 
Ole Eirik Leroy takes over as Chairman of Marine Harvest18-01-2010 09:41 NORWAY: Svein Aaser, who has been Chairman of the Board of Marine Harvest since the inception of the Company in 2006, has informed the Board of Directors about his wishes to step down from his position with effect from 18th January 2010. |
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Not enough Capelin in Iceland to issue Quota15-01-2010 11:11 ICELAND: Research vessels on behalf of the Icelandic Marine Research Institute have not found enough capelin in Icelandic waters during their current expedition to issue a fishing quota. Minister of Fisheries Jón Bjarnason is disappointed with the results. | | 
Icelandic pelagic vessels catching less Perlside12-01-2010 14:44 ICELAND: Skipper Albert Sveinsson from pelagic trawler "Faxi" says it’s very quiet and there is much less Pearlside than it was at this time last year. There are more boats fishing and the area we are fishing on isn’t big, so it’s not easy. |
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Belikov new head of NEAFC08-01-2010 09:17 RUSSIA: Dr. Sergei Belikov, Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries, is elected new President for the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission. | | 
SKÁLABERG sold to Japanese interests in Argentina06-01-2010 12:14 FAROE ISLANDS: After being arrested by the Russian coast guard in the Barents Sea on the 19th of November 2009, the Faroese factory trawler M/V "Skálaberg" arrived to the Faroe Islands on the 26th of December. |
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