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The introductory course ended with a very successful two week trip to Akureyri. As of from Monday, October 26, the specialty courses of the UNU-FTP will start.

Audun Lem from FAO and Jimmy Young from Stirling University conduct a two day workshop on international trade and marketing of fish products at the University of Akureyri.

The fellows are currently on the annual tour to Akureyri. northern Iceland

On September 14 the 12th session of the UNU-FTP commenced. This year 19 fellows from 15 countries will take part in the training on 4 lines of specialization: Fisheries Policy and Planning, Stock Assessment, Quality Management of Fish Handling and Processing, and Sustainable Aquaculture. The first part of the UNU-FTP is a 5 weeks introduction to fisheries. During that time the fellows will spend 2 weeks in northern Iceland exploring the fishing industry and attending lectures on company management at the University of Akureyri.

Welcome to the new and improved website of the UNU-FTP. The main improvements are mainly in the "fellows" selection where users will have better overview of those who have finished the UNU-FTP. This web site enables observers to search our database of fellows according to lines of specialization, year, and/or country. As with most web sites we will strive to improving this new web site.

The selection of the group that starts on September 14 2009 is finished. It is expected that 22 fellows from about 16 countries will arrive in Iceland for training in four specialty areas; Quality Management of Fish Handling and Processing, Fish Stock Assessment, Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries Policy and Planning. The Sustainable Aquaculture will be run at Holar University College in Skagafjordur in northern Iceland.