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Iceland School of Fisheries offers Executive Programme
Reykjavik University has developed an Executive programme for managers and specialists in the fisheries industry worldwide. The first session is 19-24 October 2015.
Certification report for Haddock fisheries available online
The certification report, published in April 2015, has now been made available online.
Certification report for Saithe fisheries available online
The certification report for Icelandic Saithe fisheries (January 23, 2015) has now been made available online. A fact sheet about the Saithe fisheries with information about the catches, nutritional value, etc., is also available online.
Certification report for Haddock fisheries available online
The certification report for Haddock fisheries (January 23, 2015) has now been made available online. The full assessment (report code ICE/HAD/001/2014) was conducted according to the Global Trust Certification procedures for FAO – Based Icelandic Responsible Fisheries Management (IRFM) Certification using the FAO – Based IRFM Specification (version 1, revision 1) as the standard for assessment
Meet us at the Seafood Show in Brussels 21-23 April
Iceland Responsible Fisheries and Promote Iceland invite you to meet their staff in hall 6, at stand #834.
Icelandic companies at the Brussel Show
IRF participates in GSSI's Benchmark Tool Pilot Test
Seven seafood certification schemes are participating in GSSI's pilot to test how the Benchmark Tool works in practice. Seafood certification schemes participating in the pilot are providing in-kind contributions including staff time.
Meet us at the Boston Show 15-17 March
We invite guests and our seafood partners to visit us at the National stand #2557 at the show to learn about the secret of the quality and freshness of Icelandic marine products and how we manage our fisheries responsibly.
Taste of Icelandic bacalao in Madrid
Promote Iceland organized a participation of several Icelandic companies at the Fitur tourism fair in Madrid, Spain last week. During the fair, visitors to the Icelandic stand were offered bacalao tapas, prepared by Spanish chefs from quality Icelandic material.
Haddock and saithe fisheries re-certified to IRFM standard
Global Trust/SAI Global awarded re-certification to the Icelandic Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens) fisheries. Certification demonstrates that the fisheries are managed in a responsible manner according to internationally recognised criteria and is a testament to the continued development of Icelandic fisheries