Unemployment registered at 4.9% in December, the highest level since November. The number of unemployed rose by an average of 74 since November.

During the upcoming coastal fishing season, applications for coastal fishing permits will go through the digital application portal at Ísland.is.

The stall of Land and Forest was packed with people as soon as the Laugardalshöll pavilion opened for visitors to Vísindavöku on Saturday. Children accompanied by their parents were the first guests and both children and adults showed what Land and Forest had to offer. A lot of discussions were created and a lot of questions asked.

Around 326 damage claims have been received in connection with the earthquakes in Grindavík last November. 251 on properties have been inspected and 14 inspections are scheduled for friday and monday

A Nordic point-of-sight conference was held from 25 - 26 October at the Blind Society's house in Hamrahlíð 17. Participants from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden attended the conference, as well as several participants from Teams.

Regulation on the prohibition of common whelk fishing in Breidafjordur has been published.

In Egilsstaðir 16 to 20 October and Eskifjörður 23 to 27 October.

The property company Þórkatla has decided, in consultation with the Civil Protection and the Chief of Police in Suðurnes, to continue receiving real estate in Grindavík as soon as Monday.

For the past two years, the Directorate of Fisheries has led a project in development in fisheries surveillance, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.