Marine Coastal Culture Tourism 2013

11.05.2013 Notandinn

Registration deadline: Friday 10 May 2013

A conference that will focus on the fishing environment in northern territories will take place in the University of Akureyri, 18-19 June 2013. The conference is organised by the Stefansson Arctic Institute in collaboration with the University of Akureyri Research Centre, NORA, the Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, Norwegian Seafood Centre and the Icelandic Lighthouse Society.

Marine and coastal culture tourism is growing in popularity in various ways. Some tourists want to learn about life in coastal villages, experience nature and tranquility as well as the wilderness. Others want to experience the excitement of driving charter boats, diving, surfing, go speedboating or hiring a boat and try their luck at fishing. Then there are those who want to sail from port to port and country to country on board gigantic cruise ships.

 

How does this fit in with cultural heritage, everyday life, social development, self sufficiency, fishing quotas and environmental policies of the Nordic nations? How can the Nordic nations collaborate in this area? Do these diverse aspects of tourism have collaborative opportunities? These challenges will be discussed at the conference where further questions will be pondered through group work and perhaps more answers and collaborative possibilites found.


The main workshop themes will be how we meet the challenges of:
 •  The development of marine and coastal culture tourism in Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
 •   Opportunities and threats, self sufficiency and environment – the effect of marine and coastal culture tourism and the image of the Northern Territories.
 •   In what areas can we collaborate?


There will also be excursions where tourism related businesses and museums will be visited.

The conference is open to all but registration is needed for planning purposes. 
  •  Registration deadline: 10 May 2013
  •  Conference fee: ISK 12000 / DKK 545 
  •  Registration & hotel bookings (limited vacancy):  conference@aktravel.is, tel. +354 4600600
  •  For further information contact Sigurbjörg Árnadóttir:  sibba@svs.is.

PROGRAMME(pdf)

        

 

TUESDAY   18 JUNE

 

10:00          

Minister of Industry and Innovation/Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources

 

10:15          

Global images as local resources: Marine mammal tourism and social resilience in Icelandic coastal communities

w Níels Einarsson, Director, Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland

 

10:45          

How can research support management decisions to balance sustainable tourism and commercial fishing in Norway’s coastal zone?

w Jon Helge Vølstad, Institute of Marine Research in Norway

 

11:15          

Regional development of marine industries and tourism in western Norway

w Inge Døskeland, Senior Advisor, Hordaland County Council, Norway

 

11:45          

Lunch

 

12:45          

WORKSHOP

Self-sustainability and the environmental impact of fishing tourism -opportunities and threats. In what areas can we collaborate?

14:00          

Bus to Dalvík

 

14:40          

Arctic villages

w Freyr Antonsson, CEO and owner Arctic Sea Tours, Iceland

 

15:15          

Bus to Siglufjörður

 

16:00          

Utilizing our cultural heritage. The Herring Era Museum of Iceland

w Örlygur Kristfinnsson, Museum Director and Anita Elefsen, Museum Co-ordinator

 

19:00          

Dinner in Siglufjörður

 

 

WEDNESDAY     19 JUNE

 

9:00          

Innovation in nature-based tourism - the case of marine fishing tourism in Northern Norway

w Heidi Holmgren, PhD Candidate, Finnmark University College, Norway

 

9:30          

Cruise ship calls in northern destination ports, local impact and expectation

w Anna Karlsdóttir, Geographer. Lecturer in tourism studies and human geography, University of Iceland

 

10:00          

Coffee break

 

10:20          

Tourism development in rural areas in Greenland
 wTina Jensen, Head of Department of Industry and Labour Market

 

10:45          

Tourism in rural areas, now and in the future

w Eirik Suni Danielsen, Gjáargarður, Faroe Islands

 

11:15          

Destination images - understanding destinations and visitor perceptions

w Edward H. Huijbens, Director, Icelandic Tourism Research Centre

 

11:45          

Lunch

 

12:45          

WORKSHOP

Marine and coastal culture tourism: opportunities, threats and the image of the north. Where do we stand and what are our aims?

 

15:00          

Summary and conference closing

 
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