16 Jun 2021British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe will be investing a minimum of ISK 4 billion in the construction of four fishing lodges in Northeast Iceland in the coming seasons.
24 Sep 2019The angler club Strengur, the majority owner of which is British billionaire James Ratcliffe, yesterday introduced Ratcliffe’s plans for research related to Icelandic salmon.
15 Feb 2019 Despite almost 20 thousand tonnes of salmon and trout are produced in Iceland per year there are still over 200 tonnes of fresh salmon imported to Iceland.
9 Oct 2018Kristján Þór Júlíusson, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture will today be putting a new bill forward to change laws on fish farming. If the bill goes through, salmon farming companies would be allowed temporary licences.
8 Oct 2018The Icelandic Government is holding a meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation that has arisen in Patreksfjörður and Tálknafjörður in the West Fjords after operator licences for two salmon farming companies were revoked.
7 Sep 2018Fourteen members of the Icelandic culinary team have resigned from the team due to a deal made by the chef's assocation with Arnarlax, a controversial salmon farming company.
8 Aug 2017One of the summer's biggest salmons to be caught was caught by no other than British musician Eric Clapton on Friday in the Vatnsdalsá river. The salmon measured 105 centimetres and it took Clapton 40 minutes to land it.
29 Jun 2017A new wildlife fund, The Icelandic Wildlife Fund (IWF) has been established to protect Iceland's nature , in particular the wild salmon stock in Iceland's rivers and lakes.
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