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The 2025-26 capelin season in Iceland has concluded, with an estimated production of just under 40,000 metric tons of roe-bearing female capelin for Asian markets. This volume includes output from the Faroe Islands. Here’s a breakdown of the production and pricing: Total Female Capelin Output: Approximately 40,000 metric tons. Lower Roe-Content Product (less than 15% roe): Estimated at around 10,000 …

Iceland’s capelin season ends with low output and pricing tensions with Japan. Read More »

Icelandic MFRI just announced the capelin quota for 2026. The decision to allow catches of 197.464mt is a considerable increase from the starting quota issued in September of just about 42.000 mt. The announcement comes at a good time. Markets for whole round capelin are empty and there are no unsold stocks of capelin roe …

Capelin quota for 2026 season decided Read More »

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has, on their web page, linked a new collection of articles on Capelin (Mallosus villosus) from the journal “Reviews in fish biology and Fisheries” – titled “Capelin in an changing environment”. https://www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/news-announcements/category/1/capelin-alert This special issue contains total 16 scientific articles covering biological aspects of the capelin, from its distribution …

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The vessel Arni Fridriksson from the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) went out on Monday 5th of January to track the movement and location of the capelin around the Icelandic north-east coast and sample the maturity. In the second part of January four more vessels will join the survey to determine the overall stock and …

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From Triton, we wish you all the best for the holiday season and a prosperous new year 2026.  

The Joint Russian-Norwegian Working Group on Arctic Fisheries (JRN-AFWG) advises a zero quota for the upcoming 2026 capelin season in the Barents Sea according to the latest report from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research. The data further shows the recruitment stock to be very low which would suggest a very poor outlook for the …

Zero advice for Norwegian capelin quota in 2026 Read More »

MSC certification for Icelandic lumpfish has been re-gained for 2026. In a new assessment by LRQA, it was found that by-catch of sea-birds (mainly Black Guillemot) was less than estimated in previous assessment and that the stock is in better shape. Continued lumpfish catches will therefore not have a negative affect on the bird population …

Latest update regarding the Lumpfish season 2026 Read More »

Thank you for visiting us a the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Qingdao. It was great to see old friends again and make new ones and we look forward to next year!