Iceland

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Info Species Note Valid from
Appendix I
Kingdom
Fauna (Animals)
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
(MAMMALS)
Order
Cetacea
Dolphins, Porpoises, Whales
Family
Balaenopteridae
Fin whales, humpback whales, rorquals
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (except the population of West Greenland, which is included in Appendix II)
02 April 2000
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
02 April 2000
Balaenoptera borealis
02 April 2000
Balaenoptera musculus
02 April 2000
Balaenoptera physalus
02 April 2000
Megaptera novaeangliae
02 April 2000
Family
Physeteridae
Sperm whales
Physeter macrocephalus
02 April 2000
Family
Ziphiidae
Beaked whales, bottle-nosed whales
Hyperoodon ampullatus
02 April 2000
Appendix II
Family
Balaenopteridae
Fin whales, humpback whales, rorquals
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (population of West Greenland)
02 April 2000
Family
Delphinidae
Dolphins
Delphinus capensis
02 April 2000
Delphinus delphis
02 April 2000
Globicephala melas
02 April 2000
Lagenorhynchus acutus
02 April 2000
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
02 April 2000
Orcinus orca
02 April 2000
Tursiops aduncus
02 April 2000
Tursiops truncatus A6
02 April 2000
Family
Phocoenidae
Porpoises
Phocoena phocoena
02 April 2000
Class
Elasmobranchii
(SHARKS)
Order
Lamniformes
Family
Cetorhinidae
Basking sharks
Cetorhinus maximus
13 February 2003
Family
Lamnidae
Mackerel sharks
Carcharodon carcharias
12 January 2005
Lamna nasus
12 June 2013
Order
Orectolobiformes
Family
Rhincodontidae
Whale sharks
Rhincodon typus
13 February 2003

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Use of phytosanitary certificates as certificates of artificial propagation Not allowed

Permit Information

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Required Yes

Registers

Scientific institutions
Code Address Date of CITES registration Certif. No. Valid until
IS 001
Address
Islandic Institute of Natural History
Hlemmur 3
P.O. Box 5320
125 REYKJAVIK
Telephone
+354 590 05 00
Fax
+354 590 05 95
IS 002
Address
Environment and Food Agency
Sudurlandsbraut 24
108 REYKJAVIK
Telephone
+354 591 20 00
Fax
+354 591 20 20
IS 003
Address
Marine Research Institute
Skulagata 4
101 REYKJAVIK
Telephone
+354 575 20 00
Fax
+354 575 20 01
IS 004
Address
Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories
Skulagata 4
101 REYKJAVIK
Telephone
+354 530 86 00
Fax
+354 530 86 01
Code Address Exporter Processing/Repackaging
0001
Date of CITES registration
Address
The Northern Sturgeon Company Limited
Pálsbergsgata 1,
City
Ólafsfjörður
Postal code
625
Telephone
+354 863 2300
 Yes Yes

Technical assistance

ICCWC link

ICCWC aims to enhance the capacity and compliment the efforts of national wildlife law enforcement agencies and sub-regional and regional networks that on a daily basis act to combat the illegal trafficking in wild fauna and flora.

MIKE link

The CITES Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme is a site-based system designed to monitor trends in the illegal killing of elephants, build management capacity and provide information to help range States make appropriate management and enforcement decisions.

CTSP link

The CITES tree species programme aims to provide direct financial assistance to Parties in taking conservation and management measures to ensure that their trade in timber, bark, extracts and other products from CITES-listed tree species is sustainable, legal and traceable.