The Fish International Fair will be held in Bremen, Germany, for the thirteenth time 12 - 14 February 2012. Iceland Responsible Fisheries will be at the exhibition in Bremen: stand C-20 in Hall 5.

A seminar for the seafood industry will be held on Monday 13 February, in Hall 4, at 10-12. The subject matter is:

Responsible fisheries in Icelandic waters

-    Engagement through Certification of Fisheries based on the FAO-ISO model

Germany is in the forefront in promoting sustainable use of natural resources and we are grateful for the opportunity to present the Iceland Responsible Fisheries programme to the German seafood industry at the Fish International 2012 in Bremen.

Responsible management of fisheries is of fundamental importance to Iceland as fisheries are one of the main pillars of the Icelandic economy. Icelanders have structured a fisheries management system to ensure sustainable use of marine resources. The third-party FAO-ISO certification programme is based on international standards and agreements. Global Trust’s certification of Iceland’s cod fisheries against the FAO-ISO model is an important milestone in verifying the sustainable use of marine resources in Icelandic waters. Three more species, Golden Redfish, Saithe and Haddock are now in process of certification based on the same standards and guidelines.

Agenda:

10.00  Refreshments and networking

10.30  Presentations

Opening remarks
Eggert Benedikt Guðmundsson, Chairman of IRF marketing committee and CEO of HB Grandi

Status of fish stocks in Icelandic waters
Jóhann Sigurjónsson, Director General, Marine Research Institute

Certification of Icelandic fisheries to FAO-ISO based model – a new horizon for fisheries
Peter Marshall, CEO, Global Trust Certification Ltd.

Case from the German market: use of the IRF logo of origin in marketing seafood from Iceland

11.30 Panel discussions

11.50 Closing remarks
Ambassador Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson

Free entrance. The presentations will be partly in English. For further information about this event, please contact Gudny Karadottir, Marketing manager, gudny@islandsstofa.is, Tel.+354 511 4000.