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The Layoffs In Fish Processing
Are the government’s fishing fees killing an industry? The last parliament session in Iceland saw the longest-standing filibuster in that institution’s history, all because of a fisheries bill. When the fisheries bill finally passed, Fisheries Iceland (SFS) sent out a press release…
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Almost 70% Of Public Support Fisheries Rent Bill
A ruling majority of the public supports Alþingi’s contested bill on fisheries resource rent, according to a new survey by Prósent, RÚV reports. According to the survey, 69% of the public are in favour, 17% opposed, and 14% are neutral. Approximately 70% of…
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Government Announces Changes To Fishing Fees
On March 25, Minister of Industries and Liberal MP Hanna Katrín Friðriksson and Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson announced changes to the current fishing fees, RÚV reports. In a press meeting, the ministers claimed that last year’s fishing fees accrued ten billion…
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Seal Population Down 77% Since 1980
Iceland’s seal population has decreased by a third in the last six years and is at dangerously low levels, reports RÚV. According to a new report by Iceland’s Marine Research Institute, the seal stock has depleted by 77% since they first began…
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Never Underestimate The Obvious
To answer a question posed in this column little over a month ago: yes, it seems that we did detain a man for carrying HIV. Racist histrionics The man referred to, late July, in headlines such as “Suspected Of Infecting Women With…
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So, The Gulf Stream Is Slowing Down…
According to a new study, the world is now seeing a slowdown of the great ocean circulation that helps to partly drive the Gulf Stream, reports RÚV. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, says possible consequences include significant extra sea level rise,…
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FM: Nothing Wrong With Accepting Contributions
Companies within the fisheries industry donated around 16 million ISK to campaigns in the last election, reports RÚV. Roughly 90% of that money went to the Independence Party and Progressive Party, who are now Iceland’s ruling coalition. Finance Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson –…
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Icelander Caught 50 Kilo Cod
Friday was a great day for fisherman Eysteinn Örn Garðarson after catching a 50 kilo cod while at sea, but a dark day for the rare and majestic giant cod, reports Vísir. “I’ve been sailing for 16 years but this is the largest…
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Iceland Supporting Ukraine Despite Russia Ban
Iceland’s Foreign Minister, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, has said that Iceland’s support of Ukraine will not waver in the face of Russia’s new import bans, even though Iceland is not among the countries affected. Yesterday Russia gave details of its response to Western…
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Spain Replaces UK As Iceland’s Largest Fish Market
The sales volume of Icelandic cod to Spain surged 42.9% in the first five months of 2014, replacing the UK as Iceland’s largest market, reports Undercurrent News. According to the latest Seafood Intelligence report for Icelandic cod, sales to Spain were 44,820…