Dear IACC Members
Third Party Certification of the Icelandic Cod Fisheries
Iceland's cod fisheries have now been certified by a third party. The scheme is an FAO-ISO based certification for responsible fisheries management and created for the benefit of future generations. The announcement was made this week that theIcelandic cod fisheries received certification according to the FAO-ISO based Iceland Responsible Fisheries Management Certification Programme. This is an important, and historic milestone for Iceland’s seafood industry and confirmation that the fishery for the nation’s most valuable fish stock is well managed. For more information please find attached a press release from December 15, 2010 and please share this information with any interested parties, business or government.
Iceland in the News in December
There has been lots of good Iceland karma floating around this month and we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of some of the latest news articles! Here are just a few!
First we had the cover of the Travel section in the Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2013626264_triceland12.html
CNN listed Iceland as a top Destination to visit for Christmas:
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-12-10/travel/top.christmas.places_1_christmas-lights-christmas-tree-christmas-markets/3?_s=PM:TRAVEL
USA TODAY has listed Iceland as the TOP (overall) destination for 2011:
http://travel.usatoday.com/deals/inside/2010-12-16-top-destinations-2011_N.htm
Forbes has listed Iceland as one of the world's most unique travel destinations for 2011
http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/15/one-of-a-kind-destinations-locations-sights-tourism-lifestyle-travel-unique.html?feed=rss_home
These come as part of a syndicated column from a smartertravel.com article by Christine Sarkis:
http://www.smartertravel.com/photo-galleries/editorial/destinations-to-watch-in-2011.html?id=61&source=synd_usatoday&loc=interstitialskip
Newsweek/Budget Travel has listed our Fares as a top bargain:
http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/2010/12/europe_flights_on_sale.html
With Regards,
The Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce
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