Icelandic fish production firm HB Grandi has reported that its most recent catch included good-sized mackerel. The skipper of the company’s Lundey NS vessel, Arnþór Hjörleifsson, explained that the conditions forced them north towards the Héraðsflói Deeps and they were able to get one haul on 30 August.
An Icelandic fishing company claims the large mackerel and herring catches this summer is creating as many as 170 summer jobs. HB Grandi has started its fish production at its Vopnafjörður factory after its Faxi RE trawler landed the season’s first catch.
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Iceland’s prime minister has stated he believes that the European Commission will not enforce sanctions because of the country’s overfishing of mackerel. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson was in Brussels on Tuesday and said Iceland was prepared to negotiate over mackerel quotas.