by admin | Mar 12, 2012 | News, news_home
Speech by Thor Sigfusson at North Atlantic Seafood Forum – Bio Marine in oslo, March 6th, 2012. In recent years, both industry and governments in the Nordic countries have shown interest in utilizing the whole fish catch. The stakes are high. Of around 7...
by admin | Mar 6, 2012 | News, news_home
The fishing industry has always been important to Icelanders and one of the main pillars of the Icelandic economy. Sustainable harvesting of the ocean’s resources is a natural demand which Icelanders fulfill with responsible fisheries management and protection...
by admin | Mar 5, 2012 | News, news_home
In collaboration with Íslandsbanki and Iceland Ocean Cluster, a report on the significance of the ocean cluster for the Icelandic economy has been published. The paper seeks to describe the economic importance of the ocean cluster, i.e. the fishing industry and...
by admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Fréttir, News, news_home
An article by Þór Sigfússon was published today on fis.com , a part of the article can be read here below, but the whole article can be read on fis.com or by clicking here. Negotiations between Iceland and the EU regarding Iceland’s accession into the EU began...
by admin | Jan 12, 2012 | News
Efforts have been made to assess the scope of the sales and marketing activities of Icelandic companies as regards foreign seafood products. In addition to the large sales companies, there are numerous small companies involved in seafood sales and marketing. There...
by admin | Jan 12, 2012 | News
Relationships between institutions that are responsible for monitoring and management of marine classes are varied. Some are almost exclusively for companies and activities related to the marine cluster, others have broader functions and are monitoring a much larger...
