President of Iceland Keynote at Fisheries Seminar in Germany
The President of Iceland, H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, will be in Germany for an official State Visit in June. In relation to his visit, a fisheries seminar with networking reception will be held in Bremerhaven Thursday, June 27th. The President will be the key note speaker at the seminar.
The Role of Science and Technology in Responsible Fisheries Management
Place: Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum, Hans Scharoun Platz 1, 27568 Bremerhaven
Time: June 27th, at 14:00-16:30
Agenda:
- Opening remarks of the Chair, Ambassador Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson
- Welcome Address by Mrs. Sunhild Kleingärtner, Director of Schiffahrtsmuseum
- Welcome Address by Mr. Martin Günthner, Senator for Economy, Labour and Ports
- Keynote speech, H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
- Mr. Jóhann Sigurjónsson, General Manager of the Marine Research Institute: Science-based management of fish stocks and long-term sustainability
- Mrs. Gudny Karadottir, Marketing Manager of Iceland Responsible Fisheries presents the programme
- Short documentary film: Well Managed Fisheries in Icelandic Waters
- Mr. Karl-Heinz Renz, Geschäftsführer Frischkost GmbH: Vermarktung von isländischem Fisch. Erfahrungsbericht der Edeka Südwest
- Short documentary film: Icelandic Cod – From Catch to Consumer
- Closing remarks, Mr. Jón Ásbergsson, Managing Director of Promote Iceland
- Networking reception
RSVP to infoberlin@mfa.is, tel. +49 30 5050 4000 before June 19th.
For further information, please contact Gudny Karadottir, Director of Goods and Services, Promote Iceland, gudny@islandsstofa.is, tel +354 511 4000.
Responsible management of fisheries is of fundamental importance to Iceland as fisheries are one of the main pillars of the Icelandic economy. Icelanders have structured a fisheries management system to ensure sustainable use of marine resources.
The fisheries industry in Iceland strives to meet market demands for seafood products with optimal treatment of the catch, from source to market, and good control and traceability system.