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MMC First Process to deliver state-of-the-art fish welfare system for Samherji Fiskeldi’s flagship ‘Salmon Garden’ in Iceland. MMC First Process has entered into a significant contract with Samherji Fiskeldi for […]
Delivering to a giant salmon farming facility in Iceland. Cflow enters strategic partnership with Samherji Fiskeldi for Iceland’s largest land-based aquaculture facility. Technology provider Cflow AS has been selected as […]
Baldvin Thorsteinsson takes over as CEO of Samherji. Baldvin Thorsteinsson has assumed the role of CEO of Samherji hf., succeeding his father, Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, who has stepped down after […]
Fish & Chip Award Winners Embark on a Dream Journey to Iceland At the end of May, Business Iceland (Íslandsstofa), on behalf of the “Seafood from Iceland” marketing project, hosted […]
Icelandic trade deficit of 397.7 billion ISK in 2024. The value of exported goods from Iceland in 2024 amounted to 959.0 billion ISK fob and the value of imported goods […]
Italy’s best young chef crowned – Showcasing Icelandic salted cod. In February, Italy’s top young culinary student was crowned in a competition organised by the project Bacalao de Islandia and […]
Icelandic salted cod and promising chef students in the spotlight in Barcelona. Earlier this month, the annual competition of culinary students took place where the best young salted cod chef […]
Icelandic landed catch in March increased by 9%. The Icelandic catch amounted to almost 66 thousand tonnes, which is 9% more than in March 2024. Demersal catch increased by 23% between […]
Fish & Chip champions treated to unforgettable Icelandic adventure. Fish Focus, along with winners of the 2024 National Fish and Chip Awards, seafood industry professionals, and UK media representatives, were treated […]
Chef students in Portugal tried their hand at Icelandic salted cod. Earlier this month the annual CECBI cooking competition took place in Portugal, where young and aspiring chefs had a […]
Icelandic aquaculture company, First Water secures EUR 39m in share increase. Shareholders reaffirm strong confidence in First Water’s sustainable land-based aquaculture project. First Water, a company specialising in sustainable land-based […]
Iceland’s Aquaculture Export Value Surges to Nearly 54 Billion ISK in 2024 Iceland’s aquaculture sector continues to show strong growth, with total production reaching nearly 54,800 tonnes in 2024—a 10% […]
Darlington chippy takes away the big one at National Fish & Chip Awards. Yarm Road Fish and Chips in Darlington, County Durham has emerged as the triumphant recipient of the […]
Dr. Alexandra Leeper, CEO of The Iceland Ocean Cluster, Reyjavik. Follow Fish Focus’ feature on Women in the Seafood Industry, to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. Fish Focus posed some questions […]
Pathways to sustainable ocean value in the Pacific – exploring cluster development. An exciting new project has kicked off between two blue economy clusters on two different sides of the […]
Icelandic Salmon Reports Strong Q4 Recovery, Secures €65M in Financing Ending a challenging year with a stable biological situation Icelandic Salmon is the parent company of Arnarlax and its subsidiaries, […]
ORF Genetics and South-Korean Cellmeat host first cultured shellfish tasting outside Asia in The Icelandic Ocean Cluster. ORF Genetics and the South Korean innovation company Cellmeat presented cultivated shellfish meat […]
Brim takes part in international research project. The STORM project (System Transition to Renewable Marine Fuels in the Nordics from a Supply Chain Perspective) is an international research initiative, partly funded by […]
100% Shrimp in Greenland. This month, a new collaborative project between the Icelandic Ocean Cluster, Primex and Royal Greenland called 100% Shrimp began. The aim of the project is a recipe for […]
Total Icelandic catch in 2024 decreased by 28% from year before. The total fish catch of Icelandic vessels in 2024 was 994 thousand tonnes, which is 28% less than in […]
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