The Directorate of Fisheries (Fiskistofa)

Web site: www.fiskistofa.is

The Directorate of Fisheries takes care of the day to day administration of fisheries. The Directorate is responsible for implementing legislation on fisheries management. It collects and publishes data and other fisheries statistics. It issues fishing permits to vessels and allocates catch quotas. Other duties include imposing penalties for illegal catches. The Directorate supervises the transfer of quotas and quota shares between fishing vessels, controls the reporting of data on the landings of individual vessels and monitors the weighing-in of catches.

The Directorate provides supervision on board fishing vessels and in ports of landing, which involves inspecting the composition of catches, fishing equipment and handling methods.

The Directorate is responsible for implementing legislation on salmon and trout fisheries and aquaculture in Iceland.

In carrying out its many tasks, the Directorate of Fisheries co-operates with a number of other government institutions, including the Icelandic Coast Guard, the Directorate of Customs and the Icelandic Maritime Administration.