European catfish in Iceland

European catfish in Iceland

Yesterday some new visitors arrived in Iceland, juvenile European catfish (Silurus glanis), marking the first time this species has been brought to our shores.  The 5000 catfish were received to quarantine tanks at the state-of-the-art Marine Aquaculture Research...
Blue Stars of 2021!

Blue Stars of 2021!

The Iceland Ocean Cluster has listed 12 innovative small companies and startups from Blue Iceland to watch in 2022. We see strong trends towards the circular economy among these blue stars; creating value from “waste”, protecting the ocean and moving our seafood...
100% Asian carp

100% Asian carp

This report by the Iceland Ocean Cluster discusses how to use the Icelandic 100% fish model to tackle an invasive species in the Great Lakes. The strategy is simple; if we can create more value and jobs from this invasive species there should be higher price to...