Haddock, Saithe and Golden Redfish in Iceland enter certification process
FAO-ISO based certification will soon be used to verify responsible fisheries management and good treatment of marine resources, Iceland Responsible F...
Iceland fishing debate continues
The controversial changes to Iceland’s fishing quota system, currently being debated by the country’s parliament (Althingi), continue to c...
Iceland parliament passes little fishing quota bill
The so-called ‘little fishing bill’ put forth by the Icelandic government was passed by Althingi yesterday with 30 votes for and 19 agains...
Controversial ‘big’ fishing bill hits Icelandic parliament
Johanna Sigurdardottir, the Prime Minister of Iceland, says that a statement from the finance ministry’s budgetary office criticising the new fi...
Faroe Islands trawler blazes out of control in town
The Faroese factory trawler, Athena yesterday fell victim to yet another serious fire at the Faroe Islands port of Runavik. High flames and multiple e...
Endangered animal parts used as fishing lures
Finnish Customs officials are investigating whether fishing tackle shops are illegally selling parts of endangered animals as lures. It is thought tha...
Icelandic fishing company playing towns off against each other?
People’s interest was piqued in the north-western Icelandic town of Isafjordur this morning when one of its biggest and best-known fishing trawl...
Crazy Icelandic weather a YouTube hit
The most popular video about Iceland on YouTube has nothing to do with Eyjafjallajokull, Bjork, rotten shark or (heaven forbid) Icesave — instea...