Contact
Óli Þór Hilmarsson
Project Manager
oli.th.hilmarsson@matis.is
Spring in the air
The Spring in the Air project was funded by the Fisheries Product Development Center and the Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla Research and Innovation Fund. The project was carried out in the south of the Westfjords with the participation of eight parties, of which three were planning to complete the processing of marine products. A lot of time was spent assisting participants in applying for a processing license and assisting with equipment at the processing site so that an application for a license would be valid. Matís' advice to the participants came in very handy and returned them to their set goals. There is an urgent need for continued assistance in setting up small-scale food processing in the southern Westfjords, as very few parties have so far received a permit to process food in the area, but a market is being created with an increased flow of tourists to the area as well as the domestic market.