Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00cdslensku sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegss\u00fdningunni var hleypt af stokkunum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1984 hefur h\u00fan skipa\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed fremstu r\u00f6\u00f0 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0a \u00e1 svi\u00f0i sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegs. S\u00fdningin er haldin \u00e1 \u00feriggja \u00e1ra fresti og sn\u00fdr aftur \u00ed september 2020 \u00ed Sm\u00e1ranum K\u00f3pavogi.<\/p>\n
H\u00fan ver\u00f0ur haldin \u00ed \u00ferett\u00e1nda skipti a\u00f0 \u00feessu sinni og hefur engin sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegss\u00fdning \u00e1 \u00cdslandi veri\u00f0 haldin jafn oft og lengi. S\u00fdningin kallast IceFish \u00ed daglegu tali og hefur \u00ed gegnum \u00e1rin \u00fer\u00f3ast \u00ed a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a metna\u00f0arfullur vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur sem spannar allar hli\u00f0ar fiskvei\u00f0a \u00ed atvinnuskyni og sj\u00e1varfangs, allt fr\u00e1 fiskileit, vei\u00f0i, vinnslu og p\u00f6kkun, til marka\u00f0ssetningar og framlei\u00f0slu fullb\u00fainnar v\u00f6ru.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 seinustu sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegss\u00fdningu, \u00e1ri\u00f0 2017, j\u00f3kst hlutfall erlendra s\u00fdnenda um 41%
\u00c1hugasamir gestir, me\u00f0 vi\u00f0skipti a\u00f0 lei\u00f0arlj\u00f3si, voru h\u00e1tt \u00ed 14 \u00fe\u00fasund fr\u00e1 52 l\u00f6ndum. Um 500 fyrirt\u00e6ki, v\u00f6ruflokkar og v\u00f6rumerki nutu s\u00edn \u00e1 13 \u00fe\u00fasund fermetra s\u00fdningarsv\u00e6\u00f0i innandyra og utan. Gert er r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 enn fleiri erlendir gestir heims\u00e6ki s\u00fdninguna \u00e1 n\u00e6sta \u00e1ri.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 IceFish 2020 ver\u00f0ur s\u00e9rstakt sv\u00e6\u00f0i helga\u00f0 vinnslu\/vir\u00f0isauka\/fiskeldi og hli\u00f0arafur\u00f0um sj\u00e1varfangs, til a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 og endurspegla \u00fer\u00f3unina \u00ed sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegi. N\u00fdja sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 er einnig \u00ed samhlj\u00f3mi vi\u00f0 fj\u00f3r\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0stefnuna um ar\u00f0sama n\u00fdtingu fisk\u00fargangs, Fishwaste for Profit, sem haldin ver\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum og \u00feri\u00f0ja degi s\u00fdningarinnar.<\/p>\n
Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri \u00cdslensku sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegss\u00fdningarinnar fyrir Mercator Media: \u201eIceFish hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00f3missandi fyrir fyrirt\u00e6ki \u00ed sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegi, hvort sem er \u00e1 svi\u00f0i fiskvei\u00f0a, fiskeldis e\u00f0a fiskvinnslu, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og annars sta\u00f0ar \u00ed heiminum. \u00dea\u00f0 er enginn annar vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00feessum g\u00e6\u00f0aflokki og vi\u00f0 hl\u00f6kkum til a\u00f0 endurn\u00fdja kynnin vi\u00f0 gamalkunnuga vi\u00f0skiptavini og kynnast n\u00fdjum.\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi fyrsta s\u00fdningardags ver\u00f0a \u00cdslensku sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegsver\u00f0launin afhent. Ver\u00f0launin voru veitt \u00ed fyrsta skipti \u00e1ri\u00f0 1999 til \u00feess a\u00f0 hei\u00f0ra afbur\u00f0i og vekja athygli \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed besta \u00e1 svi\u00f0i fiskvei\u00f0a, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0avettvangi. Vegur \u00feeirra og vir\u00f0ing hafa aukist me\u00f0 hverju \u00e1ri og n\u00fa er liti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem mikla vi\u00f0urkenningu a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ta \u00cdslensku sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegsver\u00f0launin, svo keppnin er h\u00f6r\u00f0 um \u00feessa eftirs\u00f3ttu nafnb\u00f3t til kynningar \u00e1 fyrirt\u00e6kjum og framlei\u00f0slu. \u00cdslensku sj\u00e1var\u00fatvegsver\u00f0launin hafa lengi veri\u00f0 h\u00e1punktur hverrar IceFish-s\u00fdningar.<\/p>\n
Fj\u00f3r\u00f0a r\u00e1\u00f0stefnan um endurn\u00fdtingu fisk\u00fargangs, Fishwaste for Profit, mun einnig ver\u00f0a haldin me\u00f0an \u00e1 IceFish2020 stendur. Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0stefnan var haldin \u00ed fyrsta skipti \u00e1ri\u00f0 2014 hefur h\u00fan beint kastlj\u00f3sinu a\u00f0 framtakssemi og frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lastarfi \u00cdslendinga \u00e1 svi\u00f0i ar\u00f0b\u00e6rar hagn\u00fdtingar fisk\u00fargangs. H\u00fan stendur n\u00fa \u00ed h\u00e1lfan annan dag og l\u00fdkur me\u00f0 heims\u00f3kn til framlei\u00f0anda.<\/p>\n