by Bjarki Vigfússon | Dec 14, 2015 | News
“Even though there has been sort of a revolution in by-product utilisation in the fisheries industry, I believe there is still a long way to go”, says Dr. Thor Sigfusson CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC) in a recent interview with the Iceland Fishing News...
by Bjarki Vigfússon | Nov 19, 2015 | News
“Ground lobster shells have great chemical value for uses. Why not? we produce 90% of the world’s lobster let’s get more value for our fishermen from this ‘wonderful product out of the sea.” says Sentor Angus King after a visit to the...
by hmg | Nov 17, 2015 | News
In a new report published by the Iceland Ocean Cluster, the economic impact and performance of the so-called ocean cluster, the seafood industry and its related sectors, have been analyzed thoroughly for the year 2014. Albeit published in Icelandic, these are...
by Eva Rún | Sep 30, 2015 | News
Two universities, UNE and USM recently signed an agreement expected to produce internship and research-and-development opportunities for students at the New England Ocean Cluster House (NEOCH). The NEOCH is modelled after the Ocean Cluster House in Reykjavik by the...
by hmg | Sep 22, 2015 | News
While in typical North Atlantic fisheries the head, gut and bones of cod are discarded, Icelandic fisheries increasingly utilise these resources and create value from them. Analysis done by the Iceland Ocean Cluster indicates that Icelanders utilise around 80% of each...
by Bjarki Vigfússon | Aug 20, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
On September 24 the Iceland Ocean Cluster and Ocean Cluster House will celebrate Cod Day for the first time. On Cod Day we open the Ocean Cluster House for the public and media and give the companies in our network an opportunity to introduce their work, technology...
