A new report investigating the vessels with the highest catch efficiency in July, including those from the Icelandic fleet, has been published by IceFish exhibitor (STAND F42) FishFacts, the Netherlands-based digital platform for the global fishing industry.
In compiling the report, FishFacts collected official catch data for the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway, and utilised its own our own internal AIS data, to calculate the number of trips and fishing hours.
Covering shrimp and North Sea herring in Norway, and the mackerel fishery in Iceland, the calculations are based on big data, algorithms and machine learning. With this information, FishFacts was able to determine which vessels had the highest catch efficiency in July.
For North Sea herring, Zenit (ex Birkeland) was the most efficient vessel, at 39.13 tonnes per hour. Its July catch, from a single trip, totalled 420 tonnes. In second place was Hargun, with an efficiency of 29.95 tonnes/hour. Its catch for the month was 1,638 tonnes, generated over two trips. Krossfjord was third at 22.23 tonnes/hour, with a total 772 tonnes from one trip.
Gadus Njord was the most efficient shrimp catcher at 0.97 tonnes/hour. It caught 364 tonnes of product on a single trip. Kongsfjord closely followed, with an efficiency of 0.95 tonnes/hour (based on one trip of 368 tonnes). Gadus Poseidon was third-placed with 0.9 tonnes/hour (453 tonnes on one trip).
Lastly, for mackerel, Svanur was found to be the most efficient vessel, with 14.46 tonnes/hour. Its three trips in July brought a total catch of 2,766 tonnes. In second- and third-place respectively were Vilhelm Thorsteinsson (efficiency: 13.93 tonnes/hour, with 3,802 tonnes caught over four trips) and Aðalstein Jónsson (efficiency: 10.79 tonnes/hour, with 3,644 tonnes caught over three trips).
[FishFacts.jpg] Caption: The movements of Zenit, Hargun and Krossfjord in July 2024
