Iceland

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Iceland’s EU membership rejection reflects fears that Brussels could weaken national control over quotas and fishing waters

4th September 2026

Iceland’s EU vote was really about fish

4th September 2026

WORLD FISHING EVENTS

WORLD FISHING EVENTS

There is a new name in the Icelandic commercial fishing industry: MIKRA.

29th July 2026

WATCH: Inside MIKRA’s ambitious industry merger

29th July 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cflow has announced the establishment of a new local branch in Iceland, marking a significant step in the company’s international expansion strategy and reinforcing its presence in a fast-growing aquaculture market.

29th April 2026

Cflow expands into Iceland market

29th April 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

New startup Mastur has launched in Iceland to deliver seafood processing services, spare parts and equipment development, targeting reliability and rapid support for fish processing operations.

1st April 2026

Mastur targets seafood processing growth

1st April 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Marine industries across Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands are set to gain improved access to long-term sustainability financing after European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed to provide a €100 million loan to…

19th February 2026

Arctic marine industries set for €100m EIB-backed financing

19th February 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Lower catches in the demersal and flatfish categories saw the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in January 2026 fall by 5% year-on-year or more than 3,600 tonnes to…

17th February 2026

Iceland’s year-start fish catch falls 5%

17th February 2026

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Across global biotechnology and food production systems, vast volumes of biological material are generated every day that never reach consumers. In many cases, these side-streams are treated as a problem to be…

23rd January 2026

Turning what’s left behind into what comes next

23rd January 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Arnarlax, one of Iceland’s largest producers of farmed Atlantic salmon, has selected business management software provider Wisefish to support its sales and logistics operations, as the country’s aquaculture sector increasingly turns to…

22nd January 2026

Arnarlax selects Wisefish to digitise its sales and logistics operations

22nd January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Reduced catches across the demersal, pelagic, flatfish and shellfish categories saw the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in December 2025 fall by 13% year-on-year or more than 7,900…

15th January 2026

Iceland’s December 2025 fish landings fall 13% year-on-year

15th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU fishing industry has criticised a new partial agreement on Northeast Atlantic mackerel reached by the UK, Norway, the Faroe Islands and Iceland, warning that it sidelines the EU, entrenches overfishing…

18th December 2025

Four-party mackerel deal slammed for sidelining EU

18th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Higher whitefish and pelagic landings led the total volume of fish landed in November by Iceland’s fishing fleet to rise by 9% year-on-year or almost 9,000 tonnes to 102,779 tonnes, according to…

16th December 2025

Herring and haddock boost Iceland’s November catch

16th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Lower whitefish and pelagic landings led the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet to fall by 8% or more than 7,500 tonnes year-on-year in October 2025 to 88,481 tonnes,…

17th November 2025

Icelandic fishing fleet’s October catch slips 8%

17th November 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leading maritime events and media company Mercator has announced that the Icelandic Fisheries & Aquaculture Exhibition & Conference(IceFish), will return to Smárinn, Fífan Halls, Kópavogur, Iceland on 22-24 September 2026.

28th October 2025

Icelandic Fisheries & Aquaculture Exhibition & Conference returning in ‘26

28th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A large blue whiting catch helped increase the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in September 2025 by 34% or more than 33,000 tonnes year-on-year to 130,150 tonnes, according…

21st October 2025

Iceland’s September catch rises 34% on last year

21st October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Iceland’s fishers caught 993,602 tonnes of fish and shellfish in 2024 with a total first-sales value of less than ISK 171.2 billion, representing year-on-year decreases of 28% and 13%, respectively, according to…

20th October 2025

Lower volume, less value for Icelandic fisheries

20th October 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Brim hf’s has confirmed the offer it made to acquire all shares in Lýs hf. for ISK 30 billion has been approved, subject to approval by the companies’ boards of directors, the…

25th September 2025

Brim acquires marine oils business for ISK 30 billion

25th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bumper mackerel haul lifted the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in August 2025 by 32% or more than 25,000 tonnes year-on-year to 106,150 tonnes, according to preliminary…

16th September 2025

Icelandic fleet’s August catch climbs 32%

16th September 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

North Atlantic mackerel has a reputation for being one of the hardest species to track, but a new artificial intelligence prediction tool from Icelandic AI company GreenFish is showing that with its…

1st September 2025

GreenFish forecasting tool helps Icelandic fleet tackle mackerel’s uncertainty

1st September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A strong mackerel catch lifted the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in July 2025 by 10% or more than 7,700 tonnes year-on-year to 85,940 tonnes, according to preliminary…

19th August 2025

Iceland’s July catch up 10%

19th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Inverness, Scotland-based aquaculture equipment, technology and service supplier Gael Force Group has completed the installation of its SeaQure range of aquaculture equipment for Iceland-based fish farming company Hábrún.

14th August 2025

Gael Force delivers containment system to Iceland

14th August 2025