Your chance to recognise colleagues and companies at IceFish

Nominations are now open for the prestigious Icelandic Fisheries & Aquaculture Awards.  The well-established awards, held on the first evening of IceFish, have long celebrated innovation, sustainability, and excellence across the fishing, aquaculture, and seafood sectors. 

The 2026 awards will recognise both Icelandic and international companies and individuals. 

They will be presented at the popular Awards Evening on Tuesday 22 September at the atmospheric Salurinn Concert Hall. Following the presentations attendees can enjoy relaxed networking with fellow exhibitors and VIP guests. 

Nominations for companies and organisations are welcomed in the following categories: 

Innovation in Fishing 

Innovation in Processing 

Innovation in Aquaculture, sponsored by Arion Bank 

Innovation in Whole Fish Utilisation 

Best New Product Launched at IceFish 

Best Start-up Icelandic and International 

Individuals can be nominated for the Outstanding Icelandic Skipper, sponsored by Vónin and Lifetime Achievement (Icelandic) awards, sponsored by Hampidjan. 

To ensure your colleagues and companies receive the recognition they deserve nominate now on the IceFish website 

There are two simple rules to qualify an entry for the Innovation category: 

• The equipment, service, or vessel entry must have been released to market in the period since the last IceFish (20th September 2024). 
  Project entries must have been launched within this time frame. 

• The entry must be innovative (not simply a product enhancement). 

All IceFish exhibitors or their employees can enter or be nominated.  

For more information, to nominate and to obtain your tickets for the unmissable evening visit the IceFish Awards website.