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Iceland’s Mackerel Share Recognised For First Time
On December 16, representatives from Iceland, Norway, the UK, and Faroe Islands signed an agreement on the division and control of the North Atlantic mackerel stock. Iceland’s share is 12.5 percent of the total catch limit, reads a press announcement from the…
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President Of Iceland Says Icelanders Should Stop Joking About Global Warming
During the World Ocean Summit held in Mexico last weekend, President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said it’s time for Icelanders to stop joking about global warming. Instead, he said, Icelanders need to start taking into account the serious consequences we’ll face…
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So What’re These Russian Trade Sanctions I Keep Hearing About?
In March of last year, Iceland joined in internationally coordinated trade sanctions against Russia. The principal advocates were the United States and members of the European Union, but many nations are partaking, including Japan, Australia and Montenegro. These sanctions were put in…
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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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Hunter-Gatherers Do Stinky Geopolitics
Streamlined and fast swimming, around a foot long, Scomber scombrus, the Atlantic mackerel, travel in shoals, undertaking extensive journeys if needed: by tagging, researchers have observed specimens travelling up to 1,200 km in thirteen days. They overwinter in deep waters, and “stop…
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President Receives Fishing Quota Petition
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson said he would “have the petition in mind” in the event fishing quota legislation passed across his desk, as he was handed over 53,000 signatures calling upon him to stand by his word of referring fishing quota legislation…
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Fishing Quota Petition To Go To President
A petition calling for major fishing quota laws to be put up for referendum will soon conclude, and will then go to President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. The petition, Þjóðareign (“National Resource”), has concluded with just over 51,000 signatures – about 21% of…
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The Mackerel Aren’t Here Yet
The mackerel that were supposed to be in Icelandic waters at this time have yet to arrive, for reasons that could be linked to climate change. RÚV reports that Icelandic waters have lately been very low in zooplankton, the staple diet of…
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Fishing Quota Petition Tops 45,000 Signatures
A petition calling upon the president to refer major fishing quota legislation to public referendum has passed 45,000 signatures. The petition, Þjóðareign (“National Resource”), is now the sixth largest petition in Iceland’s history, Kjarninn reports. The largest – Hjartað í Vatnsmýrinni (The…
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Over 28,000 Sign Fishing Quota Petition
Over 28,000 Icelanders so far have signed a petition calling on the president to put quota fishing legislation up for national referendum. The petition in question, Þjóðareign (“National Resource”), is directed at President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, imploring the following: “We, the undersigned,…
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MP To Make Millions Off Fishing Bill
The wife of a Progressive MP stands to make millions from a bill her husband is partially responsible for crafting. Another Progressive, on the party’s Fishing Committee, also stands to gain. Vísir reports that the wife of Progressive MP Páll Jóhann Pálsson…
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Small Boat Owners Angry About Mackerel Ban
The National Association of Small Boat Owners has stated that the Ministry of Fisheries is playing Russian Roulette by banning mackerel fishing with the use of lines. The ban will take effect as of today and has to do with the allocation…
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Faroese Ship Bids Iceland Adieu
The beleagured Faroese fishing vessel that ordinary Icelanders assisted despite the cold shoulder from government has bid our fair shores farewell. MBL reports that Næraberg departed from Reykjavík harbour at about 6:00 this morning. At the time of this writing, the ship…
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Tourists Attempt To Save Dying Mackerel
Mackerel have been swimming into Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in large numbers and dying, upsetting tourists who try to save those who wash up on the beach, reports RÚV. “The tourists are really not happy about this and keep trying to help the…