The District Commissioners continue to make their services digital, and now mortgage certificates can be retrieved through an electronic application on island.is at any time.

80% of registrations have already been submitted, with the deadline for registrations expiring tomorrow the 20th of January.

Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities (HERCA) is working to identify common issues and propose practical solutions for these issues. The objective is to promote good radiation protection throughout Europe. See more information about HERCA at www.herca.org.

Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir, an expert at Land and Forest, will be leading a four-ECT module on the health of plants, which will start on 21 August at the Icelandic Agricultural University’s Re-Education Programme.

Applications for permits to line fish Atlantic tuna have been opened.

The annual seed harvest of red fescue and lyme grass has been concluded by Land and Forest Iceland. While the red fescue harvest met expectations, the lyme grass yields were limited. Ongoing experiments with fertiliser and seed density in the red fescue fields in Gunnarsholt, initiated last year, aim to ensure biennial harvesting, which is currently not a consistent outcome.

The Directorate of Fisheries calls for applications for permission to hold official sea angling tournaments in the fishing year 2023/2024.

A new CT device has been introduced to the diagnostic ward of HVE hospital in Akranes.

Fiskistofa, in collaboration with Ísland.is and Stefna, have been working on setting up new data pages.

During these weeks, HSN staff are working on the institution's strategy for the next few years.