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16th December 2022
As of 17th of December 2022 the longline discount for ling has been terminated.
The Directorate of Fisheries has compiled data showing the catch composition of processing vessels that were subject to monitoring by the Directorate of Fisheries in 2021.
12th December 2022
Realtime closure no. 5, extended for a week
8th December 2022
Ban on fishing with bottom trawl at Berufjarðarálshorni.
Drones in December
30th November 2022
From 1st of December, a catch certificate must accompany mackerel catch imported to Japan.
29th November 2022
Realtime closure No 5, the ban on fishing with midwater trawl will take effect at 18:00 on 29 November 2022 and will remain in effect until 18:00 on 13 December 2022.
23rd November 2022
The Directorate of Fisheries has completed processing of bids submitted for the catch quota switch in November.
21st November 2022
An update will be made to the following systems tomorrow 22nd of November 2022 between 9-10 am.
16th November 2022
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.