Icelandic vessels continue to land large volumes of summer-spawning herring from western fishing grounds, with two recent landings in Norðfjörður totalling more than 3,000 tonnes.
Síldarvinnslan writes on its website that Beitir NK arrived on Saturday with 1,540 tonnes, followed by Börkur NK on Sunday with 1,480 tonnes. Both landings were made at Síldarvinnslan in Neskaupstaður.
Strong hauls in Jökuldýpi and Kolluáll
Beitir NK reported good fishing conditions. The crew began in Kolluáll with two hauls of around 100 tonnes each before moving to Jökuldýpi, where four hauls produced between 100 and 400 tonnes.
Fish from Kolluáll were slightly larger, and weather conditions were calm throughout the trip.
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Variable catches for Börkur NK
Börkur NK completed eight hauls with a wide variation, ranging from no catch to 400 tonnes per haul. Half of the total catch came from Kolluáll.
Fishing began in Faxadýpi before moving west. The catch is processed continuously during landing and takes about two days to complete.
Both skippers noted that sprat is now showing up in the mix, mainly at Jökuldýpi and Faxadýpi, but not at Kolluáll.