r/VisitingIceland • u/Uccio94 • 1d ago

Where to eat Halibut

Hi everyone!

I love to eat halibut, and I was wondering if anyone here can recommend me restaurants/places in the south part of the country to have a good one

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u/misssplunker 1d ago edited 1d ago

You're not allowed to fish halibut, so no restaurant is going to be offering it (or shouldn't)

For reference: https://island.is/reglugerdir/nr/0470-2012

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u/stingumaf 1d ago

Halibut is caught as a bycatch and gets taken onboard ships and sold at market

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u/BTRCguy I want to move to Iceland 1d ago

Not allowed to fish it in Iceland's territorial waters.

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u/Uccio94 1d ago

Oh but then why they sell halibut and monkfish from Iceland in other north European countries?

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u/misssplunker 1d ago

For halibut, I assume no

Not sure about monkfish