Monitoring by the Directorate of Fisheries with salmon and trout fishing

The Directorate of Fisheries monitors salmon and trout fishing and related activities.

Main monitoring tasks

• Prohibition of salmon fishing at sea

• Net fishing of sea run trout at sea

• Constructions and mining affecting fishing rivers and lakes

• Escapees from fish farms

• Fisheries enhancement of Freshwater Fisheries Associations /fishing rights holders

• Aerial surveillance in cooperation with the Icelandic Coast Guard

Inspectors' authorisations

Inspectors from the Directorate of Fisheries are authorised to:

• have free access along rivers and lakes

• have access to net-laying sites at sea

• confiscate illegal fishing gear

• confiscate fishing equipment used at a prohibited time or in a prohibited place