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Atlantic Leather uses fish from Nordic government regulated farms with sustainable management, which provides employment for local communities and a sustainable source of food while maintaining fish stocks. Fish is a key part of both food and
the local economy in Iceland.
The fishing is carried out in a sustainable way, under the control of government
agencies dedicated to the preservation of species and biodiversity. It helps the local
communities and respects the Nordic environmental balance. With stock sustainability and the ecological effects of fishing and management systems as core concerns, Iceland has become even more competitive in the global marketplace
(Sigfusson and Arnason 2017a, b).
15.3.2.2 Sustainable Management of Arctic Fisheries
As much as 40% of the ocean is heavily affected by depleted fisheries and other
human activities (UN 2018). The growth in aquaculture could put stress on the fish
industry to meet increased demand, by ignoring fishing quotas imposed by responsible governments. The sustainability role of the fisheries industry is an important
issue which has to be taken into consideration as a concern about the future availability of raw material for fish (Bechtel 2003).
Fisheries are the single most important industry in Iceland, and the living marine
resources are their most important natural resources, but they are limited, and it is
important to utilise these resources in a sustainable way. In 1984, fixed quotas for
each vessel were introduced in order to control exploitation of the fish stocks
(Valdimarsson 1990). The main objective of the quota legislation was to prevent
overfishing and to encourage responsible handling of all catches and exploitation of
under-utilised marine life. There is no doubt that the quota system has had a major
effect on changing attitudes towards full utilisation of catches. The fishermen and
the processing industries are becoming more aware of the possibilities of making
marketable products from raw materials that are currently discarded, such as fish
leather. Through research and development, publicly funded institutions assist the
industry to increase the utilisation of seafoods (Bechtel 2003). Iceland, as an Arctic
coastal state, takes part in the ongoing negotiations on a new agreement to prevent
unregulated high seas fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean and has been engaged,
within the Arctic Council, in consultations on increased Arctic Marine cooperation
(Gunnarsdóttir 2017).
15.3.2.3 Fish Skin as a By-Product of the Food Industry. Resource
Efficiency by Generating Value from Waste
Fashion is an extremely wasteful and polluting industry, creating a negative impact
on the environment and on people. The fashion industry is currently going through
a significant change in its approach towards sustainability (BCG 2017). Therefore,
the fashion industry as a whole must strive to change and rethink its raw materials
E. Palomino
Atlantic Leather uses fish from Nordic government regulated farms with sustainable management, which provides employment for local communities and a sustainable source of food while maintaining fish stocks. Fish is a key part of both food and
the local economy in Iceland.
The fishing is carried out in a sustainable way, under the control of government
agencies dedicated to the preservation of species and biodiversity. It helps the local
communities and respects the Nordic environmental balance. With stock sustainability and the ecological effects of fishing and management systems as core concerns, Iceland has become even more competitive in the global marketplace
(Sigfusson and Arnason 2017a, b).
15.3.2.2 Sustainable Management of Arctic Fisheries
As much as 40% of the ocean is heavily affected by depleted fisheries and other
human activities (UN 2018). The growth in aquaculture could put stress on the fish
industry to meet increased demand, by ignoring fishing quotas imposed by responsible governments. The sustainability role of the fisheries industry is an important
issue which has to be taken into consideration as a concern about the future availability of raw material for fish (Bechtel 2003).
Fisheries are the single most important industry in Iceland, and the living marine
resources are their most important natural resources, but they are limited, and it is
important to utilise these resources in a sustainable way. In 1984, fixed quotas for
each vessel were introduced in order to control exploitation of the fish stocks
(Valdimarsson 1990). The main objective of the quota legislation was to prevent
overfishing and to encourage responsible handling of all catches and exploitation of
under-utilised marine life. There is no doubt that the quota system has had a major
effect on changing attitudes towards full utilisation of catches. The fishermen and
the processing industries are becoming more aware of the possibilities of making
marketable products from raw materials that are currently discarded, such as fish
leather. Through research and development, publicly funded institutions assist the
industry to increase the utilisation of seafoods (Bechtel 2003). Iceland, as an Arctic
coastal state, takes part in the ongoing negotiations on a new agreement to prevent
unregulated high seas fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean and has been engaged,
within the Arctic Council, in consultations on increased Arctic Marine cooperation
(Gunnarsdóttir 2017).
15.3.2.3 Fish Skin as a By-Product of the Food Industry. Resource
Efficiency by Generating Value from Waste
Fashion is an extremely wasteful and polluting industry, creating a negative impact
on the environment and on people. The fashion industry is currently going through
a significant change in its approach towards sustainability (BCG 2017). Therefore,
the fashion industry as a whole must strive to change and rethink its raw materials
E. Palomino