Sjórinn – The Ocean Web Site – is the web of The Icelandic
Fisheries Science Society, IFSS.
Although Iceland Has been on top of Fisheries for decades
Fisheries Science as a filed of Study is quite new in Iceland, Introduced by
the University of Akureyri in 1990. A few Icelandic Fisheries Scientists
were graduated from University of Tromsö Norway. Later University of Iceland
Reykjavík started a Fisheries Science Field. IFSS is an Open Society for
Fisheries Science Professionals in Iceland. IFSS has organized open national
Conferences on Fisheries in Iceland and will do so to promote scientifical
deabate on Fisheries. Speekers at IFSS conferences has not been limited to
IFSS members. IFSS wish to see to that Marine Resources are treated with
respect.
The mission of IFSS is to increase education, researches and
scientifical debate on Fisheries in Iceland.and Improve the image of
Icelandic Fisheries as well as to promote developement of Fisheries
Scientist.
