The Directorate of Fisheries is responsible for the implementation of legislation in the field of fisheries management, as well as salmon and trout fishing. The main roles of the Directorate of Fisheries are the granting of fishing licences, the allocation of fishing permits and monitoring of fishing activities and the weighing of fish catches.
News
16th December 2024
Annual meeting of the Directorate of Fisheries and the Icelandic Coast Guard
On Friday, December 13th, the Directorate of Fisheries and the Icelandic Coast Guard met for there annual meeting.
Directorate of Fisheries
6th December 2024
It's getting closer to the implementation of allocation in lumpfish
Work on preparing allocation for lumpfish, which is scheduled to take place at the end of January, is going well, and therefore we would like to emphasize a few things.
Directorate of Fisheries