As of the 27th of December 2019, the Iceland Responsible Fisheries Programme recieved continued GSSI recognition
Read the full announcement here.
On August 23, 2019 SAI Global´s Fishery Certification Committee granted the species Ling, Tusk and Herring full certification to the IRFM Standard version 2.0.
For the upcoming fishing year, starting on the 1 September 2019, the cod quota has been increased to 272,411 tons from 264,437 tons for the year before.
On the 3rd of July 2019, an independent certification committee of Global Trust/SAI Global awarded re-certification to the Icelandic Golden redfish.
Sigrid Merino Sardà, BA in Law, has been hired from May this year as a specialist/ analyst at IRFF´s office for the next six months.
The Seafood Expo Global and the Seafood Processing Global will be held on May 7 – 9 in Brussels.
Revision 3.0 of IRFF Chain of Custody Standard published and effective from March 29, 2019.
The Seafood Expo North America will be held on March 17 - 19, 2019.
The 14th NASF in Bergen started today, 5 March. This year, Iceland will be the conference´s guest of honor and today the Icelandic delegation hosted a seminar called "Inspired by Iceland" with theme "sustainability, quality and innovation".