Unlike commercial fishing, sea farming doesn’t have a rich, long history in Iceland.
In the 1990s, the country had its initial but, ultimately, unsuccessful foray into the sector. A second crack of the whip some 15 years ago unfortunately had much the same outcome, but the most recent wave of development has a different feel about it, with producers confident that the third time’s the charm. And they seem to be right – a successful aquaculture industry, led by salmon, is now within the country’s grasp...
