Participation of SAk staff at the international sleep conference in Brazil

November 18th is the annual European Antibiotic Awareness Day and November 18 to 24th is the annual World AMR Awareness Week.

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.

On the knowledge website Heilsuvera, it is easy to find clear instructions on how best to react to illness and look for symptoms or diseases.

Six individuals have been diagnosed with monkeypox in Iceland. All are men of middle age and all but two of these infections are traced to other countries. No one is seriously ill and no one has ever been hospitalised.

Land and Forest requests staff for summer work in ecological research, including field work involving monitoring of the condition of land, research on wetlands and Icelandic climate accounting.

Experiments conducted using historical iron production techniques have demonstrated that the early settlers of Iceland were able to produce high-quality iron from Icelandic bog ore. Land and Forest Iceland recently received a gift of a steel striker crafted from such iron. The iron smelting process was fueled by charcoal sourced from one of the Icelandic National Forests.

The Directorate of Health's annual report for 2022 has been published.

Attention is drawn to the fact that Aflarinn ehf. has terminated its contract with the Directorate of Fisheries for access to web service for the submission of catch information.

The Icelandic Transport Authority has connected to the digital mailbox on Ísland.is. This increases efficiency and improves customer service.