Icelandic boats scramble to catch a few more hauls of capelin for freezing whole/round before beginning with the roe production. The Icelandic Marine & Freshwater institute increased the capelin quota for the current season last week.
Catches of all main Icelandic species have been disrupted by bad weather and have seen high raw material prices as a consequence. Cod roe and cod liver volumes are behind expectations while marked demand remains strong. Only about 11% of the total 180.000mt capelin quota has been caught so far but we hope the pace …
The eagerly awaited quota proposals from the Icelandic Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (Hafró) came in today. It was the result of a week long 5 vessel research excursion that spanned the east and northern part of the island. The result was a quota increase of about 26% or about 57.000mt. This takes the total …