They landed 285 tonnes, more than Polarhau and Stjornan (260 tonnes) and also ahead of Bakur and Stelkur (240 tonnes) and Lerkur and Rokur (214 tonnes). The boats all reached port in the same week.

The fish, mostly coley, was unloaded at the Beta landing station by teams of 30 men and has since been processed at Faroe Seafood’s factories.

News of the huge landings has been welcomed at Faroe Seafood’s UK sales office which has been promoting the sale of coley for the last year.

“Coley is a member of the cod family, it’s a lot cheaper than cod, it’s caught in a fishery that’s sustainable and it eats well,” said Grimsby-based Sandi Mann of Faroe Seafood.

“Our coley stocks aren’t under pressure so persuading consumers to switch from cod to coley is a very ‘green’ thing for our industry to do,” she added.

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