The Directorate of Fisheries is an agency of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. The Directorate of Fisheries oversees the implementation of laws on marine fisheries management as well as salmon and trout fishing in rivers and lakes. Among the Directorate’s main tasks are granting of fishing licenses, overseeing of the Icelandic quota system and monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing and processing of marine catches.

The values of the Directorate of Fisheries

Focus of the Directorate of Fisheries