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Meet us at Boston Seafood Show
We invite buyers of Icelandic seafood products, stakeholders and other interested parties to visit us at our booth #581 at the show.
CNN reports on Icelandic Fisheris
"The fishing industry has helped Iceland lifts its economy..." reports CNN in a video reportage now available on the web.
Workshop in Paris 18 October
Iceland is among seven countries that will present national seafood marketing programmes on a workshop in Paris 18 October, "Sustainability, national branding of seafood products: competing or complementary messages?"
Status report from MRI now in English
The Marine Research Institute has published the latest report on the state of fish stocks in English.
Increased cod quota for 2012/2013
The total allowable catch (TAC) in Icelandic waters has been set for the fishing year 2012/2013. The Cod quota has been set to 195,400 tons.
Fisheries quota proposals for 2012/2013 released
The Marine Research Institute (MRI) in Iceland has published the yearly status report of fish stocks in Icelandic waters. The increase in TAC of Cod is up by 11%.
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The Evolution of Sustainability and the Role of Choice discussed in Brussels
Iceland Responsible Fisheries and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute hosted a joint luncheon in Brussels 24 April. The President of Iceland, H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson addressed the meeting. The title of his speech was Responsible Fisheries and the Future of the Oceans.
Meet us at upcoming events in Boston and Brussels
Meet us in Boston 11-13 March at IBSS and in Brussels 24-26 April at the European Seafood Exposition. We promote the origin of seafood from Iceland and FAO-based certification of Icelandic fisheries.
Presentations from Seminar in Bremen
The Iceland Responsible Fisheries programme (IRF) held a seminar Monday 13 February at the Fish International exhibition in Bremen. The seminar was well received; approx. 90 people attended.
Global Trust receives full ISO 65 Accreditation for FAO based fishery certification
Global Trust has announced that the company has received formal notification of its full and formal ISO 65 accreditation for the FAO based Certification of Responsible Fisheries Management Programme. The accreditation for this programme is formal ISO Guide 65 accreditation from a National Accreditation Body of the International Accreditation Forum. It clarifies at the highest level that the FAO based program has independence, transparency and credibility.