We remind you that mask use is now preferred at HSU's facilities

When updating systems last Sunday, some landings of last fishing year are undercounted. This means that registration of the catch quota from last year is in some cases incorrect.

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

Annual vaccinations against influenza and Covid-19 begin at HSN in October.

In the past few weeks, the number of diagnoses of COVID-19 has increased considerably.

Chief Medical Officer Þórður Ingólfsson at the HVE health centre in Búðardalur is the new Chief Epidemiologist for the West Iceland quarantine district.

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.

In the survey, Institution of the Year, which measures staff satisfaction with their workplace, Health East Iceland ranks as the highest healthcare institution nationwide for the second year in a row.

Vettvangur has just received an award for the website Heilsuvera.

Under the Fisheries Management Act and regulations concerning fishing for blue whiting, mackerel and Norwegian-Icelandic herring, vessels are authorised to exceed 5% of its catch quota, which is deducted from next year's allocation.