The Directorate of Fisheries advertises applications for regional quota according to regulation on the allocation of regional quotas to fishing vessels in the fishing year 2025/2026.
Guidelines:
- Applications must go through the application system. Electronic ID of the vessel's operator is necessary to open the application portal. All required fields must be filled out.
- The result of the application will only be published in the applicant's mailbox on island.is If the applicant wishes to receive a letter by other means, the request must be sent to fiskistofa@fiskistofa.is.
- When applying in a municipality where there is a processing obligation, a declaration for processing of catches must be signed and confirmed by the municipality and submitted to the Directorate of Fisheries so that allocation can take place.
Advertisements for regional quota 2025/2026
Applications are now accepted for regional quota according to regulation on allocation of regional quotas to fishing vessels in the fishing year 2025/2026 and advertisement (2) on special regulations of municipalities for allocation of regional quotas for the fishing year 2025/2026.
Applications are open for:
Blönduós
Hvammstangi
Súðavík
Höfn í Hornarfirði
Þorlákshöfn
Sandgerði
The last application date is 31st of March 2026.
Applications are now accepted for regional quota according to regulation on the allocation of regional quotas to fishing vessels in the fishing year 2025/2026.
Applications are open for:
Hrísey
Mjóifjörður
The last application date is 17th of March 2026.
Applications are now accepted for regional quota according to regulation on allocation of regional quotas to fishing vessels in the fishing year 2025/2026 and advertisement (1) on special regulations of municipalities for allocation of regional quotas for the fishing year 2025/2026.
Applications are open for:
Grímsey
Dalvík
Árskógssandur
Hauganes
Ólafsfjörður
Siglufjörður
Grenivík
Flateyri
Hnífsdalur
Ísafjörður
Suðureyri
Þingeyri
Drangsnes
Bakkafjörður
Þórshöfn
Kópasker
Raufarhöfn
Hólmavík
Garður
Eyrarbakki
Stokkseyri
Skagaströnd
Bíldudalur
Brjánslækur
Patreksfjörður
Tálknafjörður
Vopnafjörður
The last application date is 11th of March 2026.
Applications are now accepted for regional quota according to regulation on the allocation of regional quotas to fishing vessels in the fishing year 2025/2026.
Applications are open for:
Stykkishólmur
The last application date is 9th of February 2026.
Applications are now accepted for regional quota according to regulation on the allocation of regional quotas to fishing vessels in the fishing year 2025/2026.
Applications are open for:
Bolungarvik
Borgarfjordur eystri
Breiddalsvik
Djupivogur
Grundarfjordur
Mjoifjordur
Olafsvik
Stodvarfjordur
The last application date is the 4th of February 2026.
Each fishing year, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries allocates certain catch quota to support smaller communities:
which are facing difficulties due to downturns in fisheries and which are dependent upon demersal fishing or processing.
which have suffered unexpected cutbacks in the total catch quotas of fishing vessels operating from and landing their catch in the communities in question, which has had a substantial impact on the employment situation in these communities.
Minister sets rules on allocations to municipalities and ships. Municipalities may request special rules regarding allocation and the Minister approves them if there are factual arguments for the changes. The specific regional regulations adopted by the municipalities can be found in the chapter on regional quotas for each fishing year on the website, as applicable.
The Directorate of Fisheries handles the allocation of the regional quota to fishing vessels according to the regulation that applies each fishing year.
