The conference Berglind Asgeirsdottir ,extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Iceland in Russia, will speak on "the Fish processing industry in Iceland innovative technologies and opportunities."

Fish and fish products is a major export of Iceland. In 1965 exported from the Islands, fish made up the highest share of exports in the structure of external trade of all countries of the world — 93,4%.

The volume of catch, the country occupies the seventh or eighth largest in the world, and the size of the catch per capita in Iceland is far ahead of other States. In a country caught in an average of 3,400 pounds of fish per person per year, whereas in Norway, for example, 450 pounds.

Technology of fish processing in Iceland is one of the most modern in the world. It allows you to increase the value of products in 3 times. After a decade of extremely difficult state of the economy and are particularly vulnerable fisheries industry, Iceland has been able to develop a very effective and continues to improve throughout the postwar period.

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