The Norwegian modus operandi. This is how the Norwegian salmon companies operate. Their equipment and farming technology were imported to Iceland, the CEOs were imported from Norway and the bad manners of this terrible industry too. The world is starting to realize...
Salmon farming in open net pens is risking the very existence of Iceland’s unique wild salmon that inhabited the island long before the first human settlements in the second half of the 9th century. Iceland’s salmon populations come from a specific evolutionary line....
Under the surface ( film ) Among the many projects the IWF has supported is the documentary film Under the Surface by Þorsteinn J Vilhjálmsson. The film was premiered in The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service Television, in 2018. English subtitles. The urgent...
Support Support The Icelandic Wildlife Fund You can join the The Icelandic Wildlife Fund (IWF) by paying the annual membership fee of 4,900 ISK (approx. 40 USD/36 EUR/31 GBP). You can also choose the amount of your donation or alternatively make an automatic monthly...
Hesteyri farm. The sea pen industry wants to expand their operations to fjords within the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in the Westfjords. Photo/Sigurjón Ragnar About us The Icelandic Wildlife Fund is an environmental organization which focuses on environmental...
the Facts The facts The population of wild North Atlantic salmon today is just 25 percent of its level in 1970. Such a rapid decline is an indication that the species is in danger of facing extinction. Deteriorating ocean conditions in the ocean due to climate change...
