The Faroe Islands saw heavy landings of cod, haddock and saithe over the past week, with both small boats and large trawlers making port.
Big hauls from pair-trawlers
The week’s largest landing came from Heykur and Falkur, who put 470,000 pounds of saithe ashore in Runavík for Faroe Origin. Just days earlier, their fellow pair-trawlers Stelkur and Bakur had landed 320,000 pounds, also mostly saithe.
Coastal boats are active in numbers
Small-boat activity was steady, with dozens of skippers selling fresh catch on the open market. On 24 September alone, 61 boats brought in more than 100,000 pounds in combined revenue. Other days also saw strong participation, including nine vessels on 22 September, landing 40,000 pounds.
Mix of species and ports
Several gill- and line-fishing vessels also added to the week’s totals. Thor landed 20,000 pounds in Tórshavn, mostly black halibut and cod. Oknin delivered 15,000 pounds at Toftir, while Steintór brought 60,000 pounds into Hvalba. Longliner Núpur twice landed 55,000 pounds, mostly cod and haddock, at Kósin. The research vessel Jákup Sverri also returned with 8,000 pounds after survey trials.
All told, Faroese landings between 19–25 September topped several million pounds, with saithe dominating the larger trawler trips and cod and haddock from the smaller boats ensuring a steady flow of fresh fish to markets across the islands.