Welcome to the webpages of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture in Iceland

Address: The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Skulagata 4, 150 Reykjavík, Iceland.

Telephone: 00 354 545 8300.

Telefax: 00 354 552 1160.

Opening hours: 8.30 - 16.00 GMT

E-mail: List of e-mail addresses of the Ministry's staff is in the ministry pages on the left margin of this page.

On the left margin, you will also find information about the the Minister and his speeches in other languages than Icelandic, further information about the Ministry and the comprehensive Fisheries management Act of 1990.

We would also like to draw your attention to the buttons on the right margin of this webpage

There you can connect directly to the information center of the ministry: The fisheries.is for information i.a. on environmental policy, management, stocks, cooperation, processing and markets, seafood safety and the marine envionment and ships and gear. Fisheries.is is updated regularily.

The Ocean is the Icelandic strategy on oceans issues that is based on three pillars the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the concept of sustainable development and the view that responsibility for the conservation and utilisation of marine ecosystems is best placed in the hands of those states directly affected by the decisions taken and with the greatest interests at stake.

You can also browse through our information brochures Close to the sea and Fisheries in Figures or read the Reykjavík Declaration from the FAO meeting on responsible fisheries in the ecosystem that was held in Iceland in 2001. Oceans Stategies gives you information on an international meeting held in Iceland in 2004 on strategies and you can also browse information on a recent conference on safe and wholesome food.

Should you require further information please contact us.

News and Articles

10/8/2009 : IUU regulation

The European Community adopted a regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing (Council Regulation (EC) 1005/2008) on 29 September 2008, which will enter into force on 1 January 2010. More...

4/7/2009 : Regarding Icelandic Mackerel Fisheries in 2009

Iceland, a nation so depended on fisheries, is fully aware of the importance of responsible and sustainable fisheries and has been an active advocate for these principles at many different international forums. More...

3/25/2009 : Questions and Answers about sustainable whaling

2/18/2009 : Press Release from the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture on Whaling

The decision on whaling stands unchanged for the current year. However, whalers can clearly not assume that the decision taken by the previous Minister will remain unchanged for the next four years. More...