At the end of last week, Sveinn Margeirsson, CEO of Matís, and Glenn Blackwood, Assistant President of the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the advancement of teaching, training and research and development in sustainable fisheries.
The declaration of intent places increased emphasis on practical research in the value chain of seafood and marine products and on further co-operation with fisheries-related industries in the two countries.
Furthermore, the declaration of intent creates a channel for students and teachers from the countries to increase co-operation that can take even more account of the needs of the industry in the two countries.
With this declaration of intent, the issues of the Marine Research Institute (MI) and Matís are strengthened externally when it comes to the sustainable growth of the blue economy.