Support for the fishing fee bill increases after fishing industry advertising campaign

The overwhelming majority of the population is in favor of changes to fishing fees, which the Association of Icelandic Fisheries Companies (SFS) has recently protested in an advertising campaign. The vast majority of the population is also “very negative” towards the advertisements. Support for the bill has increased after the SFS advertising campaign. A total of 50.5% of the population is “very in favor” of the Minister of Industry’s bill on ch…

A new advertising campaign by the Icelandic Fisheries Association (SFS) does not appear to have had the intended effect on the public, according to the latest Maskín poll. On the contrary, support for the Minister of Industry's bill appears to have increased. The ads criticize the government's planned increase in fishing fees on the grounds that it is a tax on rural communities and warn against going the "Norwegian way." According to the survey,…

About 80 percent of the population is almost unanimous that the government is on the right track with what is called the adjustment of fishing fees. This is revealed in a new opinion poll. "Respondents were also asked how much they support or oppose the Minister of Industry's bill on changes to fishing fees. 69 percent say they support the bill, 13 percent are moderately in favor and eighteen percent are opposed," says Vísir. Only 18 percent are…

The board of the Westfjords Tourism Authority expresses serious concerns about the government's bill to increase the fishing fee and its expected impact on the economy and communities in the Westfjords. The board calls on the government to examine the impact of a higher fishing fee on communities in the Westfjords in detail before the bill is approved.