Upcoming elections create further 'clouds of uncertainty' for Iceland's seafood sector

The upcoming parliamentary elections in Iceland on Oct. 29 have a number of industry members worried, with talks around the country's quota system dominating some of the political talks.

Coupled with a sky-rocketing Icelandic kroner, and Brexit, a short-term period of uncertainties lie ahead, they told IntraFish during a recent trip to Reykjavik.

All this comes on top of threatened strike action by hundreds of Icelandic fishermen, which could have widespread implications on markets and prices.

“Stability is something Icelanders don’t like,” Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson, CEO at HB Grandi, said dryly, when asked about the outlook for the country’s fishing sector.

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