There is great interest in an international workshop on sustainability in the fisheries sector, which will take place in Sauðárkrókur on 14 June. About 20 people from companies in the Faroe Islands are expected to come to Iceland in connection with the workshop. The workshop is part of a West Nordic project called "Sustainable Food Information", which aims to make it easier for companies in the food industry, such as fisheries companies, to demonstrate sustainability in fishing, processing and sales.
Consumers abroad are increasingly demanding that seafood sellers base their fishing on sustainability; that marine resources are not depleted and that pollution from fishing, processing and transport of marine products is kept to a minimum. Products based on sustainability are therefore very important for manufacturers in the future because they are tickets to high-quality or expensive retail chains abroad.
Great emphasis is also placed on traceability in the discussion on sustainability in the fishing industry. Traceability provides accurate information about the product and sellers who have a quality product can differentiate themselves better from others in the market. Traceability is therefore an important link in the eco-labeling of marine products.
More about the workshop here.