Tracking down orphaned fishing gear
The volume of waste fishing gear shipped overseas from Iceland for recycling has roughly tripled in just a few years, from 758 tonnes in 2019 to 1685 tonnes last year.…
Big year for Iceland’s seafood exports
Iceland exported seafood valued at roughly ISK349 billion in 2002, according to provisional figures made available by Statistics Iceland. In ISK terms, this is an 18% increase on 2021’s figures,…
Recycling fishing gear from Iceland
Norwegian recycler Nofir and Icelandic industry body Samtök fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi (SFS) have struck an agreement for the recycling and further utilisation of fishing and aquaculture gear that has reached…
Iceland set to slash groundfish catches for 2022-23 quota year
The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has published its advice for the 2022-23 quota year, which opens on 1st September. The stinger in the next year’s advice is the recommendation…
Icelandic operators federation backs cod cut advice
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has announced its advice for the 2021-22 quota year, of which the key item is the recommendation that the cod quota should be reduced from the…
SFS director Heiðrún Lind Marteinsdóttir. Image: SFS
Mixed reactions to UK trade deal with Norway and Iceland
While the trade deal struck by the UK with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein has been welcomed by Norwegian industry body Fiskebåt, there has been a less than positive response from…
A good capelin season is a boost to the Icelandic economy as a whole. Image: Hafro
Federation offers capelin survey support
Icelandic fishing vessel operators’ federation SFS is offering to fund capelin survey work between now and the end of the year to the tune of ISK65,000,000 (€418,000) to establish the…
Icelandic operators’ federation Samtök fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi (SFS) has developed a social responsibility policy
Let’s do better – Icelandic industry’s social policy
Companies with Icelandic fishing industry federation Samtök fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi (SFS), which represents fishing vessel operators and seafood producers, have set a series of social responsibility aims that align with…
Ministers and industry leaders met to sign the accord aiming to reduce the seafood industry’s emissions. Image: Government of Iceland
Iceland aims for higher values, lower emissions
Iceland’s government and industry have pledged to work towards co-operation aimed at increasing demand for Icelandic seafood, while reducing the industry’s emissions footprint, with a new agreement signed by minister…
The storm around the allegations made against Akureyri-based fishing company Samherji continues to rage. Image: Samherji
Samherji CEO steps aside in bribery scandal
The activities of fishing company Samherji in Namibia have continued to dominate headlines in Iceland and in Namibia, where there have already been resignations at government level. Namibia’s Fisheries Minister…