MSC Certified Fisheries in Iceland
Icelandic Sustainable Fisheries is owner to fisheries certificates, certified according to the MSC standards for cod, haddock, golden redfish, saithe, herring, capelin, Atlantic wolffish, plaice, blue ling and tusk.
Stakeholder companies of ISF have access to ISF‘s fisheries certificates which allows them to export their products as MSC certified.
Membership to ISF is open to Icelandic companies that want to be able to export MSC certified marine products.
ISF currently has fisheries certificates for twelve species but the number of certified fishing gear varies between species.
ISF is owned by companies that produce and export fish from Iceland and the company‘s objective is to increase the number of MSC certified species.
The issuance and registration of fisheries certificates requires proof of eco-friendly fishing, stock strength and responsible and sustainable fisheries management. Icelandic fisheries are at the forefront of sustainable fishing and interaction with the ocean's ecology.
Stakeholder companies of ISF have access to ISF‘s fisheries certificates which allows them to export their products as MSC certified.
Membership to ISF is open to Icelandic companies that want to be able to export MSC certified marine products.
ISF currently has fisheries certificates for twelve species but the number of certified fishing gear varies between species.
ISF is owned by companies that produce and export fish from Iceland and the company‘s objective is to increase the number of MSC certified species.
The issuance and registration of fisheries certificates requires proof of eco-friendly fishing, stock strength and responsible and sustainable fisheries management. Icelandic fisheries are at the forefront of sustainable fishing and interaction with the ocean's ecology.
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Cod (Gadus morhua)
Certification of Cod applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for cod is MSC-F-31301 and valid from 24 December 2022 to 23 December 2027. |
Haddock (Melangrammus aeglefinus)
Certification of Haddock applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Haddock is MSC-F-31302 and valid from 24 December 2022 to 23 December 2027. |
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Saithe (Pollachius virens)
Certification of Saithe & Ling applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Saithe is MSC-F-31436 and valid from 10 September 2019 to 9 September 2024. Icelandic summer spawning herring (Clupea harengus)
Certification of Atlantic Herring applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Norwegian & Icelandic Herring is MSC-F-31464 and valid from 13 November 2020 to 12 November 2025. Atlanto-scandian herring (Clupea harengus)
Certification of Norwegian spring spawning herring applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone, and further to the FAO Area 27, ICES Subarea IIa, Va and Vb1. It certifies the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Norwegian & Icelandic Herring is MSC-F-30021 and valid from 29 May 2014 to 30 December 2020. This fishery has been suspended and is not currently considered sustainably fished, due to sharing disagreement among coastal states. Ling (Molva molva)
Certification of Ling applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Ling is MSC-F-31436 and valid from 10 September 2019 to 9 September 2024. Atlantic wolffish (Anarhicas lupus)
Certification of Atlantic wolffish applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Atlantic wolffish is MSC-F-31436 and valid from 10 September 2019 to 9 September 2024. Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)
Certification of Blue ling applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Blue ling is MSC-F-31436 and valid from 10 September 2019 to 9 September 2024. Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
Certification of Mackerel applies to catches from the Northeast Atlantic Mackerel Stock (NEA) - combined Southern, Western and North Sea spawning components-FAO Major Area 27 and to the following fishing gear:
This fishery has been suspended and is not currently considered sustainably fished, due to sharing disagreement among coastal states. Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Certification of Blue whiting applies to catches from the Northeast Atlantic Blue whiting Stock (NEA) - Icelandic territorial waters and Faroese territorial waters. NEAFC international waters of Banana hole and Reykjanes Ridge for the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Blue whiting is MSC-F-31346 and is valid from 11th of January 2018 to 11th of January 2023. This fishery has been suspended and is not currently considered sustainably fished, due to sharing disagreement among coastal states. Northern shrimp - inshore and ofshore (Pandalus borealis)
Certification of Northern shrimp is valid for all Icelandic fishing vessels, carrying a valid permit from the Directorate of Fisheries. The following fishing grounds have been certified as sustainable under the certificate:
The following fishing gear is covered by the certificate:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number is MSC-F-31403 and is valid from October 30th 2018, through October 30th 2023. |
Golden Redfish (Sebastes marinus)
Certification of Golden Redfish applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Golden Redfish is MSC-F-31436 and valid from 10 September 2019 to 9 September 2024. Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Certification of Lumpfish applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Lumpfish is MSC-F-31489 and valid from 17 November 2020 to 17 November 2025. Capelin (Mallotus villosus)
Certification of Capelin applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Capelin is MSC-F-31299 and valid from 18 October 2022 to 17 October 2027. European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Certification of European plaice applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for European plaice is MSC-F-31436 and valid from 10 September 2019 to 09 September 2024. Tusk (Brosme brosme)
Certification of Tusk applies to catches within the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Tusk is MSC-F-31436 and valid from 10 September 2019 to 9 September 2024. Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
Certification of Greenland halibut applies to catches from the FAO Statistical Area 2, ICES Area Va, Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone and to the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Greenland halibut is MSC-F-31336 and is valid from 19th of October 2017 to 18th of April 2023. Anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius)
Certification of anglerfish or monkfish is valid for all Icelandic registered vessels carrying a permit from the Directorate of Fisheries within the Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone, using the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Anglerfish is MSC-F-31350 and is valid from 2th of January 2018 to 24th of January 2024. Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt)
Certification of Lemon sole is valid for all Icelandic registered vessels carrying a permit from the Directorate of Fisheries within the Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone, using the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for Lemon sole is MSC-F-31413 and is valid from 3rd of January 2019 to 2nd of January 2024. Faroe Islands and Iceland North East Arctic cod, haddock and saithe fishery
Certification of cod, haddock and saithe is valid for all Icelandic vessels carrying a valdi permit from the Directorate of Fisheries, and covers the area ICES Sub-areas I and II. The Certification covers the following fishing gear:
The MSC Fishery Certificate Number for the fisheries is MSC-F-31322 and is vald from 26th of November 2020 to 17th of February 2023. |
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Icelandic Sustainable Fisheries
Grandagarði 16 101 Reykjavík Iceland |