The Directorate of Fisheries would like to emphasize that vessels engaged in gillnet fishing, other than lumpfish fishing with a special license from the Directorate of Fisheries, are obliged to release all live lumpfish in nets when they are pulled.

Today, 4 January is International Date of the Letter. On 4 January 1809, Louis Braille was born in the small town of Coupvray, France.

From April 27 th to May 4th is TR Environment Week and there will be many exciting events on the program. TR is participating in the project Green steps for government institutions and reached the fifth and last green step last year.

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, a newsletter on Health Information, has been published.

Those who are preparing an application for a pension from TR and want to get more information can follow here for a recording of a presentation that was given at the TR briefing held on September 17th.

The number of confirmed Influenza cases in week 8 was comparable to weeks 6 and 7. The majority of Influenza cases are now of type B. Clinical diagnoses of Influenza-like illness were also comparable to the previous week. The number of COVID-19 cases in week 8 was similar to the past four weeks.

In the current year, the FKA Equality Balance Award was presented to an unprecedented number of organisations. A total of 130 entities, including Land and Forest, were honored with the recognition. In collaboration with the Forestry Association of Reykjavík, a symbolic gesture is performed for each recipient. A tree is planted in a dedicated grove, symbolising the commitment to the cause and fostering a sustainable environment.

The ban is valid until midnight 25 March 2024.

The results of a survey among students form the basis of the award

A recent review of the frequency of respiratory infections and hospitalizations this winter compares Iceland to the situation in Europe.