After nine weeks of industrial action, Icelandic fishermen are back at sea this week and fresh supplies of the country’s whitefish are expected to start reaching key markets within 10 days to a fortnight.
The Icelandic fishing fleet had been tied up since mid-December amid a long running dispute over pay and work conditions. Therefore, news that an agreement had been reached by all sides involved was gratefully received by whitefish traders in Europe and much further afield. Many operations h…