Revised Advice for Icelandic Capelin Issued Following New Measurements - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

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Now Icelanders are allowed to fish for capelin again, but not much capelin. The recommendation from the Icelandic Oceanographic Institute is 8,589 tonnes. But Icelandic vessels receive only half of that, or 4,683 tonnes. The rest goes to Greenlandic, Norwegian and Faroese ships. The latest stock estimate says 278,000 tonnes. Last autumn the estimate was 318,000 tons. Subtitle: The recommendation of the Icelandic Oceanographic Institute is 8,589 …

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Revised Advice for Icelandic Capelin Issued Following New Measurements - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

The Icelandic Marine Institute has revised its capelin fishing quota to 8,589 tonnes after increased stock was detected in February surveys. Photo: Hafrannsóknastofnun The Icelandic Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (Hafrannsóknastofnun) has updated its capelin quota recommendation to 8,589 tonnes, following new stock assessments that measured higher capelin volumes northwest of Icel…

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The Marine Research Institute advises fishing 8,589 tonnes of capelin. Until now, the institute had advised that no capelin would be caught during the season. A statement from Hafró says that more capelin was measured northwest of the country in February than in January. This is the main reason for the updated advice. The research vessel Árni Friðriksson has been surveying capelin since February 8, along with the pelagic fishing vessels Polar Am…