Cod farming quota project
 

In a modification of the law 38/1990 about fisheries management, approved May 15, 2002, it is stated that the Minister of Fisheries can annually allocate for five years 500 tons of wild cod for experimental ongrowing of cod by Icelandic cod farmers in cooperation with the Marine Research Institue . Recently this permission has been extended until the fishing year 2014/2015.The basic aims of the MRI work are to:
 

• supervise the data collection by codfarmers and analyze the data

• publish a yearly report to perpetuate the knowledge

• communicate the knowledge and experience between the cod farmers

• acquire recommendations from farmers about important R&D

MRI has published a manual to guide farmers in collecting data concerning environmental conditions, fishing methods, farming technology, slaughtering, processing, marketing and production cost. Each year the farmers send report to AVS fund (AVS stands for Added Value in Seafood). Quotas are allocated to 8-12 farmers, the amount depending on how much cod was produced on the farm, their scientific contribution and the quality of their report. Each year MRI organizes a meeting with cod farmers to discuss their farming results and priorities in R&D. Specialists at the MRI in collaboration with cod farmers compile results from all the fish farms in one report published by MRI.

Project manager: Valdimar Ingi Gunnarsson
 

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