It is only permitted to grant one coastal fishing permit to fishing company or the owner of a fishing vessel.

The Directorate of Fisheries relies on official information from the shipping register of the Icelandic Transport Authority and registration of actual owners of legal entities in the company register of the Icelandic Revenue and Customs before granting permit for coastal fishing.

Before applying for coastal fishing permit, the following registrations must be correct:

• Ship operator at the Directorate of Fisheries

• Ownership of ship in the ship register of the Icelandic Transport Authority

• The actual owner of legal entity at the company register of the Icelandic Revenue and Customs

Instructions for registering actual owners:

• Actual owners | Icelandic Revenue and Customs - taxes and fees, step by step: Guidelines for electronic returns - Online returns - Chapter 6.4 (rsk.is)

The processing of coastal fishing permit may be delayed if official information on ownership is misleading or does not show the ownership of all the parties that own or operate the ship. The Directorate of Fisheries will need to take those cases for special examination with the corresponding data collection.