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Could This Fish Be a Notebook?

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Could This Fish Be a Notebook?

Forget AI — in Iceland, the truly exciting startups are working in fish. From medical bandages to sustainable furniture, the Icelandic fishing industry has learned to extract value from virtually every part of its catch, putting the country at the forefront of a global “blue economy.” It wasn’t always this way. A collapse in Iceland’s fisheries in the ’80s and ’90s forced the island nation to look beyond the fillet and find new uses for its top export, from scales to tails. Today, Iceland cod fi

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