Applications for coastal fishing permits have been opened

The regulations on coastal fishing applies to the fishing.

Application process:

• Person who is a registered fishing operator or authorised signatorie for a fishing operator can apply for a coastal fishing permit through the digital application portal at Ísland.is with electronic ID.

• The permit is paid for during the application process.

• You can choose the start date of the permit..

• Granted permits are sent to the digital mailbox of the person concerned on Ísland.is.

It is important that parties complete the application process by pressing Next after paying for the permit, see picture.

Parties need to monitor whether the permit has been safely received in the digital mailbox before going fishing.

The processing of a coastal fishing permit can be delayed if official information is contradictory or does not show the ownership of all the parties who own or operate vessels. The Directorate of Fisheries will have to take those applications for special examination with the associated data collection.

You can read about coastal fishing on this page, but you can also send inquiries and messages to fiskistofa@fiskistofa.is. We are quite busy in the beginning of the coastal fishing season, and we direct people to send email rather than call.

Inquiries about the submission of catch information should be sent to the email address: afladagbok@fiskistofa.is.