25/06/2026
“We spent the entire trip catching shrimp in the Hopen Deep next to Hopen Island. We saw consistent volumes throughout the trip, with around 13 tonnes produced per day. When catching shrimp, the biggest challenge is having the patience to wait rather than trying something different or searching elsewhere when fishing is slow. Many other shrimp vessels around Svalbard try this, and then they return to the Hopen Deep,” says Teitur Björgvinsson, captain of Berlin NC 107.
Berlin NC 107, a trawler operated by Alda Seafood's German subsidiary DFFU in Cuxhaven, completed its first shrimp fishing trip of the year at the end of May. The vessel landed its catch in Tromsø after a successful trip to Svalbard, where it caught shrimp in the Hopen Deep next to Hopen Island.