New fines for fisheries offences come into force

"The adjustment of fishing fees is the government's effort to meet the nation's call for fishing companies to pay a reasonable fee for the right to use the resource," says Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Minister of Industry and Trade, regarding a bill to amend the fishing fee law that has been submitted to the consultation portal. "The fee is intended to ensure the nation a direct and visible share in the profits from fishing and to utilize increased…

The Fisheries Federation and the Lot-et-Garonne Gendarmerie Group signed, on Monday 24 March, a convention to carry out joint actions to combat offences and infringements of the...

New fines for fisheries offences come into force

Fisheries offences will be subject to a broader range of penalties to ensure the punishment fits the crime under regulatory changes that come into effect on April 10, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. “Until now, the only option to deal with some fisheries offences by recreational and commercial fishers has been prosecution, which can take a lot of time and resources and doesn’t always fairly reflect the level of offending. “The ne…

Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Daði Már Kristófersson, Minister of Finance, will present changes to the fishing fee law at a press conference starting on 13th.

Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Daði Már Kristófersson, Minister of Finance, have called a briefing at one o'clock today regarding changes to the law on fishing fees. Fishing fees contributed about ten billion to the state coffers last year. The government's policy statement specifically talks about formulating a resource policy on sustainable use and fair resource fees that should partly go to the local community. …