ICELAND - Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 58.5 billion ISK in January-April 2012, compared with 46.6 billion ISK in the first four months of 2011.
ICELAND - The Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture has appointed Sigurgeir orgeirsson, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, to head Iceland's team of negotiators on the division of harvest rights to…
ICELAND - Trimming and portioning of fish fillets is much faster, the yield higher and the value of the prepared fish greater using a new, X-ray guided cutting machine called RapidPinbone from…
ICELAND - At the end of the year 2011 the total number of fishing vessels, registered at the Icelandic Maritime Administration, was 1,655, an increase of 30 from the previous year.
ICELAND - The aquaculture company Laxar fiskeldi is planning to open a salmon farming station with a production capacity of 4,000 tons by breeding salmon in marine pens in Fáskrúðsfjörður, east…
ICELAND - There was a happy opening day for Marel at this years Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, where the company was presented with the award as Overall Outstanding Supplier.
ICELAND - The headquarters of food processing equipment manufacturer Marel in Garabr was recently the setting for a visit by Brazilian minister for fisheries and aquaculture, Luiz Srigode Oliviera.
ICELAND - Leaders of the Iceland and US seafood industries gathered in New York on April 14, 2011, to provide a snapshot of the Icelandic fishing industry, its importance to the country's economy,…
ICELAND - Icelandic Group, one of the worlds ten largest seafood companies, has submitted its cod and haddock fisheries for independent assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification -…
ICELAND - The Icelandic Group, Icelands largest seafood company, has entered all the nations cod and haddock fisheries into assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard. If…
ICELAND - In the extensive debate on the mackerel issue over the last weeks, several allegations have beenmade regarding Iceland's mackerel fisheries. The lcelandic authorities would like to respond…
ICELAND - In response to a press release last week that branded Icelandic fishing irresponsible, the Federation of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners has said that these accusations are totally…
ICELAND - The Icelandic exporting business Smark has entered its cod, haddock and wolffish fisheries for full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Councils (MSC) [1] certification programme.
ICELAND - Icelandic Group, the sixth largest seafood company in the world, has revealed that 2009 was indeed a good year for them. Debt was reduced, profits increased and extensive cost cutting…
ICELAND - The Icelandic Aquaculture Association (TIAA) has predicted a steady, but significant increase of the country's aquaculture industry over the next few years. The current production is around…
ICELAND - HB Grandi, one of Iceland's largest trawler firms, has boosted its supply of New Year cod from a new source - its aquaculture facility at Berufjrur on the island.
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