A working meeting between Icelandic and Faroese parties on sustainability in the fisheries sector will take place in Sauðárkrókur on 14 June. The meeting 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.
Matvælarannsóknir Íslands (Matís) is responsible for organizing the meeting, which is only intended for parties in the fisheries sector.
Sustainability has become a particularly important concept in the fisheries sector in light of the ever-increasing demands of sellers, retail chains and consumers not to waste marine resources. 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 eco-labeling
seafood. More about the conference here.
The workshop takes place in Verin Vísindagörður in Sauðárkrókur.