The board of Umhverfissjóður sjókvíaeldis (Environmental fund for aquaculture in sea cages) decided February 2nd to give a grant to the project „Environmentally friendly fish farming increases revenue“,  and announced  the decision on the 18th of February 2016.

RORUM ehf applied for the research project with IRIS As, HI and ICE Fish Farm.

The aim of the project is to maximize livestock and number of sea cages in each area, as well as decrease the resting period with better and cheaper environmental monitoring. This will lead to increased yield in Icelandic aquaculture.