On October 24th, an international day was dedicated to polio as a reminder of the efforts to eradicate it worldwide.

Björn Gunnarsson, senior lecturer at the Health Sciences Institute and Chief Medical Officer at the Akureyri Hospital, has just been awarded ISK 19 million in a research grant from Rannís for his research project.

Class A vessels can apply for an additional mackerel authorizations until 10th of September.

Applications are now accepted for regional quota for the fishing year 2023/2024.

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

Applications are now accepted for regional quota for the fishing year 2022/2023.

The exchange market opens today, Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 at 14:00. The deadline for submitting offers is until 14:00 on Tuesday 19th December 2023.

The exchange market opens today, Monday, January 22nd, 2024 at 14:00. The deadline for submitting offers is until 14:00 on Monday 29th of January 2024.

When regulation on coastal fishing will be issued, it will be possible to apply for coastal fishing permit with electronic ID in the digital application portal at Ísland.is.

HSN aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and is a part of the process of looking at Green steps in the selection of car rentals.