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Lumpfish fishing permit. General information about fishing permits. Coastal fishing permit. Recreational fishing.

Fishing permits

Lumpfish fishing

Do you have to release live lumpfish caught as bycatch?

Can lumpfish be landed to the fish market and that it counts as a counter contributaion to regional quotas?

Recreational fishing

Do you need a permit to fish in the sea on a pole?

Is it allowed to change areas during lumpfish fishing

How to report that lumpfish nets have been pulled.

What do I need to do to keep the lumpfish rights when selling a boat?

A notice that lumpfish nets have been pulled, is that sufficient as a notice of a break?

Does the 20th of march count as a day on lumpfish fishing?

Can I change the start date of my lumpfish permit?

I want to transfer lumpfish rights from a boat I sold a year ago, but it was not mentioned in the purchase agreement.

Is it allowed to take a break from lumpfish fishing longer than 20th of March?

In lumpfish fishing, does each landing from 1-20 March count as a whole day?

How can catch, caught on the basis of recreational fishing permit without harvest rights, be utilized?

General fishing permits

Is it possible to transfer vessel from the hook and line system to the general fishing permit system before the end of the fishing year?

Special fishing permit

If I pay for a redbelly (male lumpfish?) permit, do I also have to pay later for lumpfish permit?

Can I lay a lumpfish net to fish for my own consumption without applying for permit?

What happened to lumpfish license that was last used in 1998?

Haffæri registeration is okay at the Icelandic transport atuthority page but not at Directorate of Fisheries page

Is it possible to get a special fishing license without having a general fishing license? For example, coastal fishing, lumpfish, traps and what about whaling?

Can I transfer lumpfish license on a boat that already has a lumpfish license.

Is it possible to change the registration in the catch log app afterwards?

Does the proceeds of lumpfish caught as bycatch go to the VS fund or do people keep the proceeds from this catch?

How do I activate my lumpfish permit?

Isf I apply for a break from lumpfish fishing, Do I have to start fishing agaon 20th of march or can I start fishing again when I want?

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