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Ísfell designs and produces high quality purse seines for capelin, herring and mackerel fishing.
With decades of experience in design and craftsmanship, the equipment is tailor-made to
meet the highest requirements of customers.

The best available materials from manufacturers are used in production at any given time,
such as nets from King-Chou and Garware.

Ísfell´s service location in the Westman Islands specializes in installation and
repair of nets, where our values are: Knowledge – Service – Quality

Ísfell produces pelagic trawls for capelin, herring, mackerel and blue whiting. Only high-quality materials from well-known manufacturers are used in the production.

The trawls are designed by our staff, who have decades of experience in setting up and handling fishing gear. The trawls are designed with the aim of maximizing fishing capacity, being light to tow, sturdy, easy to use and durable. The pelagic trawls are tailor-made for each ship according to engine size and towing power.

In the company’s product development process, computer simulation and flume tank tests are performed to achieve the desired characteristics. In this process, strong collaboration with the users of the fishing gear is important. This way, Ísfell promotes innovation and continuous improvement.

Ísfell is a leading company in design, development, and production of bottom trawls. The company offers bottom trawls tailored to individual needs, for different conditions and fish species. The bottom trawls are designed in various shapes and sizes whether for one, two, or three-trawl fishing.

Great emphasis is placed on reducing the resistance of the fishing gear so that it is light in towing, the fishing ability is sufficient and maintenance costs minimized.

The choice of materials for the fishing gear is a major factor in achieving good results. In the last few years, new and better materials have been emerging with better results and durability. In the company’s product development process, computer simulation and flume tank tests are performed to achieve the desired characteristics. In this process, strong collaboration with the users of the fishing gear is important. This way, Ísfell promotes innovation and continuous improvement.

Ísfell is one of the leading companies in the design and manufacturing of shrimp trawls. The trawls are manufactured using the best available material and designed in close cooperation with the captains and the ship’s specifications regarding engine size and winch equipment. It is also important to keep the length and weight of the Rockhopper in mind when designing the trawl.
Shrimp trawls from Ísfell are used in Newfoundland, around Iceland, in the Barren Sea, and in Norway on Icelandic, Russian, German, Norwegian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Canadian ships, as well as ships from the Faeroe Islands.
When fishing shrimping, the mesh size can not go below 45 mm on the wings and 36 mm in the center. Ísfell offers “Ultra Cross” knotless Dyneema netting from Net Systems, which has proven to be very successful. For the belly it is usually 1.1 mm and the mesh size is 42-50 mm.