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27th June 2024
The Icelandic parliament, Althingi, passed a law which will enter into force on 1st of September, that stipulate that vessels will be allocated catch shares in lumpfish.
25th June 2024
The last date for submitting a request for transfer of quota shares in the fishing year is 31st of July.
The error that occurred in the Directorate of Fisheries systems has been fixed, and we have therefore reopened for electronic transfers.
Applications are now accepted for regional quota for the fishing year 2023/2024.
24th June 2024
Electronic transfers are temporarily down.
Tuna can be caught as bycatch in pelagic fisheries, therefore we would like to draw attention to the fact that all tuna catches must be reported to the Directorate of Fisheries as soon as possible.
21st June 2024
New fishing year begins on 1st of September. We encourage parties to familiarize themselves with the implementation of allocations and transfers for the upcoming fishing year.
20th June 2024
For the given reason, the Directorate of Fisheries would like to point out that Pollurinn near Akureyri is in the Eyjafjardar estuary area.
18th June 2024
The Directorate of Fisheries has completed processing of tenders submitted for the catch quota switch in June.
13th June 2024
The Directorate of Fisheries has informed 567 coastal fishing operators that their vessels have exceeded the maximum catch which is permitted per fishing trip in coastal fishing in May.
