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Golden Redfish certification report available online
15 July 2014

Golden Redfish certification report available online

On the 1st of May 2014, an independent certification committee of Global Trust/SAI Global awarded certification to the Icelandic EEZ Golden Redfish. The 213 page long certification report has been made available online.

11 July 2014

New catch quotas for 2014-15

Iceland's Fisheries Minister has announced the total allowable catch of most species for the next fishing year which begins on 1 September.

Icelandic EEZ Golden Redfish fishery certified
2 May 2014

Icelandic EEZ Golden Redfish fishery certified

An independent certification committee of Global Trust/SAI Global awarded the certification in accaordance with ISO65 accredited system.

30 April 2014

Further Development of Icelandic Responsible Fisheries Certification

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.

Meet us at the seafood show in Brussels 6-8 May
23 April 2014

Meet us at the seafood show in Brussels 6-8 May

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.

14 April 2014

Taste and share the secret of Icelandic salt fish

Harvest control rule adopted for Golden redfish
4 April 2014

Harvest control rule adopted for Golden redfish

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.

14 March 2014

Growing interest in the US market and the show in Boston

More than twenty companies from Iceland are participating at the Seafood Expo and Seafood Processing North America in Boston 16-18 March.

3 February 2014

Let's meet 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.

18 December 2013

Chain of Custody Procedure: Haddock and Saithe Fisheries

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.