Botnsjávarlífríki
The Demersal division deals with organisms that live close to the seabed or even within it. Research mainly focuses on changes in population growth and abundance, behaviour of marine resources and the interactions among various parts of the ecosystem, as well as the effects of human pressure on the demersal ecosystem. Research on habitat mapping, migration, feeding and fecundity of fish and invertebrates and investigations of community structures are all examples of the varied research conducted by the Demersal division.
Monitoring, stock assessment and advice is a large part of the work done each year by the division as many of Iceland’s most important stocks are demersal, including cod, haddock, redfish and shrimp. Surveys for demersal fish and invertebrates are conducted annually, and biological information is collected from samples caught in trawls or by gillnets in standardized sets. In recent years the use of underwater cameras has increased for monitoring exploitable stocks such as Nephrops and scallops. Sampling from commercial catches is also an important part of the monitoring done by the division.
Statistical models are being constructed to describe ecosystem interactions among populations. Such models can be used to predict various factors that can affect single stock assessments and advice.
In recent years there has been a growing concern about increased anthropogenic pressures on the ecosystem. Research by the demersal division is increasingly focused on such issues by estimating rates of discarding, by-catch of birds and marine mammals and the effects of fishing gear on the benthos.
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| Aðalbjörg Jónsdóttir | Biologist | adalbjorg.jonsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Aðalbjörg Jónsdóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: sampling - age verification |
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| Anika Karen Guðlaugsdóttir | Fisheries Biologist | anika.gudlaugsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Anika Karen Guðlaugsdóttir
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: invertebrates - stock assessment |
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| Anna Ragnheiður Grétarsdóttir | Researcher | anna.ragnheidur.gretarsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
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Anna Ragnheiður Grétarsdóttir
Researcher
Specialisation: sampling - imaging |
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| Arnar Björnsson | Biologist | arnar.bjornsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
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Arnar Björnsson
Biologist
Specialisation: sampling - stomach content analysis |
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| Arnþór Bragi Kristjánsson | Technician | arnthor.bragi.kristjansson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Arnþór Bragi Kristjánsson
Technician
Specialisation: underwater cameras |
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| Auður Súsanna Bjarnadóttir | Biologist | audur.bjarnadottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Auður Súsanna Bjarnadóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: sampling - age verification |
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| Ásgeir Gunnarsson | Fisheries Biologist | asgeir.gunnarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Ásgeir Gunnarsson
Fisheries Biologist
Research area: fertility and behaviour of benthic species - stock assessment - catfish - spotted wolffish
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| Bjarki Þór Elvarsson | Statistician | bjarki.elvarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Bjarki Þór Elvarsson
Statistician
Specialisation: stock assessment - modeling |
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| Bylgja Sif Jónsdóttir | Biologist | bylgja.sif.jonsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Bylgja Sif Jónsdóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: benthic species |
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| Díana Guðmundsdóttir | Biologist | diana.gudmundsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Díana Guðmundsdóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: age verification - imaging |
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| Einar Hjörleifsson | Marine Biologist | einar.hjorleifsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Einar Hjörleifsson
Marine Biologist
Specialisation: stock assessment (cod) |
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| Einar Hreinsson | Fisheries Scientist | einar.hreinsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
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Einar Hreinsson
Fisheries Scientist
Specialisation:: fishing gear research |
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| Elzbieta Baranowska | Fisheries Biologist | elzbieta.baranowska[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Elzbieta Baranowska
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation:: benthic species - stock assessment |
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| Freyr Arnaldsson | Fisheries Scientist | freyr.arnaldsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Freyr Arnaldsson
Fisheries Scientist
Specialisation: sampling - data input |
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| Georg Haney | Environmental Scientist | georg.haney[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Georg Haney
Environmental Scientist
Specialisation: fishing gear research |
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| Gerður Pálsdóttir | Researcher | gerdur.palsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Gerður Pálsdóttir
Researcher
Specialisation: age verification - data input |
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| Guðjón Már Sigurðsson | Fisheries Biologist | gudjon.mar.sigurdsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Guðjón Már Sigurðsson
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: flatfish - bycatch - discard estimation - stock assessment |
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| Guðmundur Þórðarson | Head of Division | gudmundur.thordarson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Guðmundur Þórðarson
Head of Division
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| Guðrún G. Þórarinsdóttir | Marine Biologist | gudrun.g.thorarinsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Guðrún G. Þórarinsdóttir
Marine Biologist
Specialisation: invertebrates - stock assessment Education: PhD from the Faculty of Science at The University of Aarhus, Denmark in 1993 |
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| Gunnhildur Vigdís Bogadóttir | Researcher | gunnhildur.vigdis.bogadottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Gunnhildur Vigdís Bogadóttir
Researcher
Specialisation: sampling - data input |
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| Haraldur Arnar Einarsson | Fisheries Biologist | haraldur.arnar.einarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Haraldur Arnar Einarsson
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: fishing gear research |
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| Hjalti Karlsson | Marine Biologist | hjalti.karlsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Hjalti Karlsson
Marine Biologist
Specialisation: branch manager - invertebrates - underwater cameras |
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| Hlynur Árni Þorleifsson | Biologist | hlynur.arni.thorleifsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Hlynur Árni Þorleifsson
Biologist
Specialisation: benthic species |
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| Hlynur Pétursson | Biologist | hlynur.petursson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
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Hlynur Pétursson
Biologist
Specialisation: sampling - age verification |
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| Hrönn Egilsdóttir | Marine Ecologist | hronn.egilsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Hrönn Egilsdóttir
Marine Ecologist
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| Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir | Marine Ecologist | ingibjorg.g.jonsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: invertebrates - marine ecology - stock assessment |
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| Jóhann Ármann Gíslason | Researcher | johann.gislason[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Jóhann Ármann Gíslason
Researcher
Specialisation: sampling |
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| Jóhannes Ingi Ragnarsson | Researcher | johannes.ingi.ragnarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
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Jóhannes Ingi Ragnarsson
Researcher
Specialisation: sampling - stomach analysis |
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| Jón Sólmundsson | Fisheries Biologist | jon.solmundsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Jón Sólmundsson
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisiation: groundfish biology – groundfish surveys – fish communities – fisheries advice Education: MSc. Fish Ecology, University of Iceland 2003 |
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| Jónas Páll Jónasson | Fisheries Biologist | jonas.jonasson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Jónas Páll Jónasson
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: nephropsscallop - invertebrates |
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| Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir | Marine Ecologist | jonina.herdis.olafsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: branch manager - marine ecology |
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| Julian Mariano Burgos | Marine Ecologist | julian.burgos[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Julian Mariano Burgos
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: Benthic habitat mapping, vulnerable marine ecosystems, and risk assessment Education: PhD from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Science at the University of Washington (Seattle, Washington, USA) |
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| Klara Björg Jakobsdóttir | Fisheries Biologist | klara.jakobsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Klara Björg Jakobsdóttir
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: chondrichthyes - deep-sea fish |
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| Kristján Kristinsson | Marine Biologist | kristjan.kristinsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Kristján Kristinsson
Marine Biologist
Specialisation: benthic species - stock survey - stock assessment |
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| Magnús Thorlacius | Fisheries Biologist | magnus.thorlacius[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Magnús Thorlacius
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: Stock assessment, fish tagging, and the effects of environmental changes on stock size, distribution and migration/dispersal Education: PhD in Ecology, Umeå University, Sweden 2016 |
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| Pamela Woods | Fisheries Scientist | pamela.woods[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Pamela Woods
Fisheries Scientist
Specialisation: stock assessment - modeling Education: PhD, joint between the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands), Dept of Biology ( lífræði) and University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science |
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| Páll Böðvar Valgeirsson | Researcher | pall.bodvar.valgeirsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Páll Böðvar Valgeirsson
Researcher
Specialisation: sampling |
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| Petrún Sigurðardóttir | Biologist | petrun.sigurdardottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Petrún Sigurðardóttir
Biologist
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| Sif Guðmundsdóttir | Biologist | sif.gudmundsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Sif Guðmundsdóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: sampling - age verification Education: BS in biology from the University of Iceland 1998 |
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| Sigurlína Gunnarsdóttir | Librarian | sigurlina.gunnarsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Sigurlína Gunnarsdóttir
Librarian
Specialisation: fish tags - sampling - data input |
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| Stefán Áki Ragnarsson | Marine Ecologist | stefan.ragnarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Stefán Áki Ragnarsson
Marine Ecologist
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| Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir | Marine Ecologist | steinunn.hilma.olafsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: habitat mapping |
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| Sæunn K. Erlingsdóttir | Researcher | saeunn.k.erlingsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Sæunn K. Erlingsdóttir
Researcher
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| Valur Bogason | Marine Ecologist | valur.bogason[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
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Valur Bogason
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: branch manager - stock survey - chondrichthyes |
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