Iceland salmon exports soar as new aqua bill approved
THE value of Icelandic farmed fish exports have jumped by 71 per cent to 8.6 billion kroner – or £54-million – during the first four months of this year, new […] Continue Reading
Iceland must ‘beef up’ salmon air links
ICELAND must improve its air transport links and copy the Scottish sector on products if it is to enable its growing farmed salmon exports to reach the right markets, a […] Continue Reading
OPINION: Success in the salmon farming zone
PARTICIPANTS at the recent Fisheries Management Scotland conference were given a copy of the latest annual review, which includes reports from all the main salmon and sea trout rivers. The […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, June 22
ICELAND SET TO RESUME WHALING ICELAND is to resume whaling following a two-year moratorium and in spite of strong protests from conservation groups, which have been calling for a ban […] Continue Reading
Iceland and Faroes settle dispute
ICELAND has reached agreement with the Faroe Islands over reciprocal fishing rights. A dispute flared up a month ago when Reykjavik unexpectedly banned all Faroese vessels from fishing inside its […] Continue Reading
Iceland looks to reduce fishing fees
ICELAND’S new government is looking to ease the burden on small and medium sized fishing companies by reducing the licence fees they pay for the right to fish inside the […] Continue Reading
Iceland bans Faroe boats in fishing row
ICELAND appears to be heading into an unexpected fisheries dispute with its near neighbour, the Faroe Islands. The new Reykjavik government has banned all Faroese vessels from fishing inside its […] Continue Reading
Iceland firm seeks land based licence
AN Icelandic aquaculture company has applied to build a land based salmon farm in a small community in the north east of the country. Iceland is looking to grow its fish farming […] Continue Reading
Mixed results in Iceland election
ICELAND looks to be heading for another coalition government following mixed results in its general election over the weekend – but it remains unclear which parties will be involved. The current […] Continue Reading