Regin Winther Poulsen is a Faroese freelance journalist who has covered the environment, the ocean, and geopolitics for several media outlets, including The Guardian, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Follow The Money, and others.
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Iceland has imposed sanctions on Russian fishing companies Norebo and Murman Seafood, following the lead of Norway and the E.U.
Norebo and Murman have allegedly carried out espionage activity for Russia in European waters, and in May, the European Union placed a ban on the two companies. Among several reasons for the ban, the E.U. explained that ships owned by Murman Seafood had maintained “regular presence close to Norwegian critical
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Fishing firm Royal Greenland has received a new trawling vessel, concluding a series of five trawler purchases dating back to 2019 aimed at modernizing the firm’s fleet.
The Kaassassuk arrived in Nuuk on 28 July, and Royal Greenland highlighted that among several innovative technological features, the trawler features robot palletizing capabilities that entail automated stacking of finished product boxes on pallets, enhancing onboard
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The Faroe Islands is currently debating whether to follow the example set by Norway and the E.U. in banning two Russian fishing companies from fishing in its waters.
"Recently, the E.U. and Norway implemented sanctions against two Russian shipowners, who have ships that are fishing in Faroese waters. That was not because of the war in Ukraine, but there are reasons to believe that they participate in suspicious activity," Faroese Prime Minister
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The U.K. and the E.U. recently signed a wide-ranging bilateral agreement covering such topics as security and defense, trade, and access to lucrative fishing grounds.
Some sectors, such as the U.K. retail and export industries, praised the agreement, saying it will help to cut down on cross-border checks and remove other previously burdensome red tape.
“Sweeping away trade barriers with the E.U. will remove cost, complexity, and delay in
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Brazil recently granted land approval to the Faroe Islands with the intention of soon allowing imports of the self-governing nation’s aquaculture and fishery products, marking the culmination of multiple years of trade talks between the two parties.
"This could be of great importance. This is a giant market for export, and they have been requesting high-quality Faroese products," Sirið Stenberg, the Faroe Islands minister of social
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Representatives from coastal nations that fish for pelagic species in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean met in London, U.K., on 10 and 11 June to negotiate quotas for blue whiting.
However, in similar fashion to other negotiations focused on establishing comprehensive pelagic quotas in the region, the talks quickly hit an impasse.
Since 2015, the E.U., the U.K., the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and other coastal nations fishing in the
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Fishing for cod in the Faroe Bank Channel, an area about 45 miles southwest of Suðuroy, the most southerly island of the Faroe Islands, was banned almost 20 years ago due to overfishing.
As fishing operations shuttered, a Faroese delicacy disappeared with it: bacalao made specifically with Faroe Bank cod.
Nearly 20 years later, stocks in the area have recovered enough to open up some fishing opportunities, and arguably nobody is more ready
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Russia has continued to fish declining redfish stocks in the Irminger Sea, even as scientists recommend a complete halt to such fishing and Russia itself has made promises to stop the practice.
In 2023, Russia caught over 24,000 metric tons (MT) of the threatened stock in the Irminger Sea, which is near Greenland and Iceland, despite having promised in the past to quit the practice as a “gesture of goodwill.”
Russia also continued to
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In 2019, Sørvágur, Faroe Islands-based aquaculture firm Hiddenfjord began brainstorming an idea to reduce the carbon emissions present in its supply chain.
Although salmon farming as a whole has relatively low carbon emissions compared to other protein production, Hiddenfjord CEO Atli Gregersen thought more could be done to ensure his firm’s product was as environmentally responsible as possible.
"Before you send the
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