Three Fisk Seafood vessels land 291 tonnes of fish

Three Fisk Seafood vessels landed more than 290 tonnes of fish. Two brought their catches to Grundarfjörður, while one unloaded at Sauðárkrókur.

Drangey SK 2 brought about 145 tonnes to Sauðárkrókur, including roughly 125 tonnes of cod, 6 tonnes of haddock and 5 tonnes of saithe. The vessel had fished at Digranesflak, where it encountered good catches and calm weather. Mate Guðmundur Ágúst Guðmundsson said fishing for haddock and saithe had been slow in several areas, while cod fishing was good.

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Drangey came with approximately 145 tonnes of fish, including about 125 tonnes of cod, about 6 tonnes of haddock and about 5 tonnes of saithe.

Farsæll SH 30 arrived in Grundarfjörður with 70 tonnes. Its catch included about 23 tonnes of haddock, 19 tonnes of cod and 13 tonnes of redfish. The vessel worked mainly at Flakarnir, with some trawls at Flákakantur and around Bjarg.

Sigurborg SH 12 landed nearly 76 tonnes at Grundarfjörður. The catch included about 20 tonnes each of cod and haddock, 13 tonnes of plaice and 9 tonnes of redfish. The vessel began at Flakarnir, moved west to Grunnkant and west of Máni, then returned to Flakarnir and Flákakantur.

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There were about 23 tonnes of haddock, about 19 tonnes of cod and about 13 tonnes of redfish, with smaller amounts of other species.