Should Iceland, Russia, Norway and the Faroe Islands start collaborating on branding and marketing the North Atlantic Cod?
This is a question put forth by dr. Thor Sigfusson founder of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in a new IOC analysis just released. The analysis... Read More
Top ten highlights of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in 2016
70 companies are now a part of our community in the Ocean Cluster House – 20% increase from last year. Several of our startups received... Read More
The Iceland Ocean Cluster and JA Iceland partner up
One of the fields which the The Junior Achievement programme in 2017 will focus on is food and ocean entrepreneurship. The Iceland Ocean Cluster has... Read More
Plastic pollution could become a threat to Iceland’s fisheries
In 2014, it was estimated that nearly 269,000 tonnes of plastic waste was floating in the world’s oceans. Plastic in the marine environment threatens the... Read More
The New Utilization Movement
The project Nordic Ways is a book of short insightful essays written by distinguished authors from all five countries representing a broad spectrum of Nordic... Read More
The IOC introduces educational app for kids
The Iceland Ocean Cluster has introduced a new website and an app “Trillan” to educate young school children about the ocean and its resources. “This... Read More
The IOC took part in Beach Clean-up Day
August 31st,the IOC staff took part in a Beach Clean-up Day organized by the Blue Army in Iceland and The US Embassy in Iceland. Two large... Read More
Introducing “The Incredible Fish Value Machine”
Written by Thor Sigfusson, founder of the Iceland Ocean Cluster The following drawing is inspired by the “The Incredible Bread Machine”, a text written by... Read More
Fletcher School, Iceland Ocean Cluster Collaborate on Panel at Arctic Circle 2016
The Fletcher School at Tufts University and Iceland Ocean Cluster House are organizing a panel at this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly about recent advances in... Read More
1% of the Global Catch but 6% of the Global Certified MSC Catch
Ocean Cluster Analysis June 2016 by Jack Whitacre and Haukur Gestsson Iceland: A Global Leader in Sustainable Fishing While Iceland contributes around 1% of fish... Read More
Five-year anniversary of the Iceland Ocean Cluster
I am beyond excited to announce that today we celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC). On May 30th 2011, the founding... Read More
Best Office Space
We are pleased to announce that the Ocean Cluster House received the award „Best Office Space“ in Iceland from The Nordic Startup Awards. The Nordic... Read More