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16th November 2022

Advertisement on fee collection for fish farming in the sea

Twice a year, on August 15th for the period from January 1st to June 30th and on February 15th for the period from July 1st to December 31st, the Directorate of Fisheries imposes a fee for fish farming in the sea.

fishing net and hands

According to the Act on the collection of a fee for fish farming in the sea and Fiskraektarsjodur, the  Directorate of Fisheries imposes a fee twice a year, on August 15th for the period from January 1st to June 30th and on February 15th for the period from July 1st to December 31st.

According to the instructions of Article 2 of the law, the fees are:

  • Fee per kilogram of slaughtered salmon in 2023 is ISK. 18,33

  • Fee per kilogram of slaughtered rainbow trout in 2023 is ISK. 9,16

Directorate of Fisheries
16th of November 2022
Bjork Gudmundsdottir, Financial Director of the Directorate of Fisheries