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23rd January 2023

News overview

23rd January 2023

Displaying of data in digital mailbox - Ísland.is

The Directorate of Fisheries is increasingly using the digital mailbox of Ísland.is when sending documents and notifications to customers of the Directorate of Fisheries.

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As of 1st of February 2023, the Directorate of Fisheries will no longer send e-mails with notifications when ships have exceeded their catch quota, these notifications will only be sent to the digital mailbox of operators. All operators will receive such notifications in their digital mailbox on Ísland.is, regardless of whether the operator has a registered e-mail address with Fiskistofa.

In addition, notifications on the granting of a terms for the registration of catch in public fishing tournaments and notifications on cancellation of fishing licences will only be sent to the digital mailbox on Ísland.is. 

A piece of data in a digital mailbox is considered to be displayed when it has become available in the recipient's digital mailbox. As of February 1st, the following notifications and communications from the Directorate of Fisheries will only be sent to customers' digital mailboxes: 

  1. Correction of fishing fees 

  2. Guidelines from the  

  3. Information on fishing obligations 

  4. Notification of initiation of an administrative case 

  5. Decisions on administrative penalties 

  6. Notification of correction of catch registration 

  7. Notification of fishing fees 

  8. Notification of the allocation of ITC 

  9. Notification of excess catches and assessments of the fishing year 

  10. Notifications of excess catch quota and impositions in coastal fisheries 

  11. Guidelines to fishing associations 

  12. Notifications of when ships have exceeded their catch quota   

  13. Granting of terms for the registration of catches at public fishing rod tournaments 

  14. Cancellation of fishing license

The Directorate of Fisheries encourages its customers to keep an eye on the digital mailbox and ensure that the service is activated, which notifies recipients by e-mail if a new document is waiting for them in the digital mailbox. 

Integration with mailbox Ísland.is is a major step in digital communication with the customers of the Directorate of Fisheries and reduces paper use in accordance with the environmental goals steps of the Directorate of Fisheries.