The Iceland Responsible Fisheries Foundation have taken the decision to have further emphasis placed on the Icelandic Responsible Fisheries Management Specification, a document that has until now been used as a guide to the fishery assessments.
The Iceland Responsible Fisheries programme invites buyers of seafood from Iceland and other stakeholders to visit booth number 834 in Hall 6. More than 30 companies from Iceland participate this year. The Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture will visit the show.
The management strategy for Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus) is to maintain the exploitation rate at the rate which is consistent with the precautionary approach and that generates maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in the long term.
More than twenty companies from Iceland are participating at the Seafood Expo and Seafood Processing North America in Boston 16-18 March.
We invite you to meet the Iceland Responsible Fisheries team at the Seafood Processing North America in Boston 16-18 March, stand #673.
Companies that intend to use the certification for marketing purposes need to apply for chain of custody certification and permission to use the certification mark.
Icelandic companies producing and selling salted fish products have joined together in a market initiative that promotes the quality of products produced from fresh fish that is sustainably sourced from Icelandic waters. In our promotion we have used a little Icelandic house called Eldhús, which is Icelandic for "kitchen".
The certification that confirms responsible fisheries management and good treatment of marine resources, serves to promote access for Icelandic haddock and saithe products in the most demanding international markets.
Icelandic companies producing and selling salted fish products have joined together in promoting the quality of products produced from fresh fish sustainably sourced in Icelandic under the slogan "Taste and share the secret of Icelandic Bacalao".