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Capelin season 2020
It seems to be final by now that there will be no capelin season for the second year running in Iceland and all stocks are
The Seafood Expo 2020 in Brussels postponed
The Seafood Expo Global 2020 in Brussels, scheduled for April 21-23, has been postponed due to COVIE-19.
Search for Capelin – 3rd trip over
The 3rd search for capelin is almost finished at the time of this update. Final results will be updated soon. Inofficially the search-vessels were unable
Capelin – spawning stock 6-8 times below needed minimum
A preliminary assessment is now available from measurements of the capelin stock in January. The size of the spawning stock according to these measurements was about
Search for capelin called off
The search for capelin has been called off for now and the 5 boats that participated in the search have returned to harbour. The search
Capelin schools finally found out of Hornstrandir and the Hunaflói
Original story: https://www.visir.is/g/2020200129637/lodnutorfur-loksins-fundnar-ut-af-hornstrondum-og-hunafloa The first capelin schools of this winter is found in Icelandic waters. A search mission of three vessels led by the marine
The Capelin search pause while a storm passes
klick for full article here: https://www.visir.is/g/2020200129952/stutt-hle-gert-a-lodnuleitinni-medan-stormur-gengur-yfir
The search for capelin has begun, focusing on the northeast corner
The Marine vessel Árni Friðriksson has launched a new search for capelin in the northeast of Iceland. Joining the ship are the vessels Polar Amaroq
Icelandic boats to search for capelin
An agreement has been reached with the Marine & Freshwater Research Institute to begin joint searches for capelin ahead of new 2020 fishing season. Currently