{"id":95,"date":"2024-03-21T11:26:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fisf.fo\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:10:59","slug":"about-fisf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fisf.fo\/en\/about-fisf\/","title":{"rendered":"About FISF"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"95\" class=\"elementor elementor-95\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9167d7 fisf-hero e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f9167d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6688e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c6688e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3177e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3177e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About FISF<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6602f5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6602f5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"fade\">Faroe Islands Sustainable Fisheries (FISF) is a collaboration between the fishing industry and the research environment in the Faroe Islands with the purpose to foster sustainable fisheries in our oceans. We want to contribute to the availability of fish products from sustainable fisheries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30706004 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30706004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7339a302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7339a302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Faroe Islands the fishing industry has chosen to let the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) vouch for an international certification and regular audit of our fisheries. 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The alternative is unemployment, malnutrition, poverty and hunger.<\/p><p style=\"line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: lighter; caret-color: #2d436a; color: #2d436a; font-style: normal;\">MSC works to promote responsible fisheries management and sustainable methods, to protect the fishing communities of the future.<\/p><p style=\"line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: lighter; caret-color: #2d436a; color: #2d436a; font-style: normal;\">By combating overfishing and illegal fishing, we can help to protect the basis for life and ensure vital food safety for many people around the world.<\/p><p style=\"line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: lighter; caret-color: #2d436a; color: #2d436a; font-style: normal;\">For further information about FISF please do not hesitate to contact Durita \u00ed Gr\u00f3tinum, Managing Director.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682c0629 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"682c0629\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Board-of-Directors\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c90a573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c90a573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board of Directors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee6fd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee6fd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Hanus Hansen, chairman<\/div><div>Anfinn Olsen<\/div><div>Alfred Petersen<\/div><div>Jan H\u00f8jgaard<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c01b08 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c01b08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Contact-us\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31106e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31106e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3669633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3669633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have any questions regarding the sustainability of Faroese fisheries, please do not hesitate to contact Durita \u00ed Gr\u00f3tinum, Managing Director, on cell phone +298 555453 and\/or <a href=\"mailto:fisf@fisf.fo\">fisf@fisf.fo<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>FISF<\/strong><br \/>K\u00f3sarbr\u00fagvin 3<br \/>P.O. 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