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Ocean Cluster

The Iceland Ocean Cluster’s mission is to create value and discover new opportunities by connecting entrepreneurs, businesses and knowledge in the marine industries.

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The latest newsletter of the Iceland Ocean Cluster has been published and can be read here. Regularly the Iceland Ocean Cluster sends out a newsletter with the latest news about the cluster and it's projects, reports and more. For those who have not signed up on our...

New report by the Iceland Ocean Cluster

New report by the Iceland Ocean Cluster

The Iceland Ocean Cluster has published a report about the North Atlantic Ocean Clusters. The main objective of the report was to map ocean clusters in the North Atlantic and to a certain degree the marine-related industries in the different countries. Despite their...

Article published – Turning Waste into Value

Article published – Turning Waste into Value

The following article by Iceland Ocean Cluster's Haukur Már Gestsson and Jón Guðjónsson has appeared in Issues and Images Iceland's 2012 issue (accessible here, p. 21). [line] Turning Waste into Value Icelanders have been particularly active in developing technologies...

Projects of the Iceland Ocean Cluster

Projects of the Iceland Ocean Cluster

The staff of the Iceland Ocean Cluster is working hard on major projects that are ocean related. The projects were initiated after several strategy meetings with tech companies in ocean related activities, transport companies, harbors, educational institutions and...

Taxing the Icelandic Fisheries Success

Taxing the Icelandic Fisheries Success

Unlike most other industries during the boom from 2001 – 2008 the fishing industry in Iceland actually experienced a decline in profits. The high exchange rates of the Icelandic Krona (Iceland’s currency) limited demand for Icelandic exports and made it less...