Freezer trawlers in Iceland, 2025.

Few days ago here on Aflafrettir.com came a list of the trawlers in Norway


most of the trawlers in Norway that where on that list where freezer trawlers.  

but in Iceland we also have freezer trawlers, but all the freezer trawlers in Iceland are fillet freezer trawlers

in Norway are some fillet freezer trawlers but most of them in Norway freeze the hole fish, and then 

then fish is thawed up in land and work there

Now in Iceland are only 11 freezer trawlers, the last one, Vigri RE did stop fishing in April and is now for sale.

but now have four freezer trawlers caught over 8000 tons,

and two of them have caught over 10.000 tons,

but Þerney RE that is number one, , but the total fishing for Þerney RE is 12659 tons 

but of that is 3500 tons of silver smelt, and 3600 tons of mackerel.




Seat Name Fishing Trips Most
1 Þerney RE 1 12659.1 17 1192
2 Sólberg ÓF 11603.7 10 1552
3 Baldvin Njálsson GK 9004.4 10 1052
4 Sólborg RE 27 8553.6 13 962
5 Tómas Þorvaldsson GK 10 7325.4 9 937
6 Hrafn Sveinbjarnarsson GK 7163.1 13 725
7 Blængur NK 6752.2 9 971
8 Arnar HU 6519.2 11 1046
9 Guðmundur í Nesi RE 5752.4 11 576
10 Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS 4806.4 11 617
11 Snæfell EA 310 4576.5 9 566
12 Vigri RE 3067.9 6 765


Þerney RE pic Pier