The National Association of Small Boat Owners (LS) and Matís run courses all over the country on improved catch management. Matís' experts will give lectures and present the latest science in the handling of catch, how to handle it so that the highest price is obtained from its sale and consumers are satisfied with the quality.
The catch of small boats is the freshest raw material available, but to ensure even better that the fish processing industry and consumers get the best possible fish, it is important that small boat fishermen know well which factors have the greatest effect on quality.
The catch of small boats weighs heavily in the total catch volume and catch value of the population. Boats in this fishing category, for example, caught over 75 thousand tonnes in the quota year 2009/10 to the value of ISK 19.1 billion, and it is estimated that this catch has returned around ISK 38 billion to the economy in export value.
Due to the fact that the fishing pattern and facilities on board small boats are different from those of larger boats, the main emphases regarding catch management are specific to the small boat fleet. For this reason, Matís and the National Association of Small Boat Owners will run courses around the country where various basic aspects of catch management will be taught. The courses will be in the following places:
Upcoming courses:
- Húsavík - Hall of the trade unions (Garðarsbraut 26) - 25 May at 20:00
- Patreksfjörður - The Pirate House - May 25 at 20:00
- Skagaströnd - Kántrýbær - May 26 at 20:00
- Ísafjörður - Hotel Ísafjörður - 26 May at 20:00
- Grindavík - Sjómannastofan Vör - 26 May at 20:00
- Hornafjörður - Nýheimar - 27 May at 20:00
- Egilsstaðir - Hotel Hérað - 30 May at 20:00
- Drangsnes - Malarkaffi - 30 May at 20:00
- Other courses advertised later
The courses are open to everyone. No entry fee.
Each course takes approx. 2 hours
LS encourages its members to take advantage of this opportunity
and thus increase their knowledge in this field!
On the site, www.alltummat.is/fiskur/smabatar, various information on catch management that has a special purpose for small boat fishermen will be published, as well as a list of those who have attended the courses.
- List of participants
- Importance of good handling of fish (booklet)
- Importance of good handling of fish (single leaflet)
- Proper catch handling (single leaf)
- Comparison of refrigerants (single sheet)
For further information Jónas R. Viðarsson at Matís.