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4 April 2013

Brussels Seafood Expo 23-25 April

We like to welcome visitors and distributors of seafood products from Iceland to meet with us in Hall 6, booth #834.

25 March 2013

Continued Certification Granted

Icelandic Cod Fisheries have been granted continued certification by Global Trust Certification.

18 March 2013

French version of video available

The video about Iceland Responsible Fisheries is now aviailable in French: Islande, Pêche Responsable.

Meet us at Boston Seafood Show
5 March 2013

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.

17 December 2012

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.

10 October 2012

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?"

21 August 2012

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
16 July 2012

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
15 June 2012

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%.

The Evolution of Sustainability and the Role of Choice discussed in Brussels
24 April 2012

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.