- Research
- Fish tagging
- Lumpfish research
- Oceanography
- Seabed mapping
- Arnarfjörður
- Drekasvæði
- Ísafjarðardjúp
- Jökulbanki
- Jökuldjúp
- Kolbeinseyjarhryggur and adjacent area
- Kolluáll
- Langanesgrunn
- Látragrunn
- Nesdjúp
- Reykjaneshryggur and adjacent area
- Selvogsbanki
- South of Selvogsbanki
- South of Skeiðarárdjúp
- South of Skerjadjúp
- Southeast of Lónsdjúp
- Southwest of Jökuldjúp
- Suðausturmið
- Suðurdjúp
- Vesturdjúp
- East of Reykjaneshryggur
- Vestfjardarmid
- Seal research
- Whale Research
- Advice
- About
Demersal Division
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 | 5752010 | adalbjorg.jonsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Aðalbjörg Jónsdóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: Sampling - age verification |
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| Agnes Eydal | Biologist | 5752069 | agnes.eydal[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Agnes Eydal
Biologist
Specialisation: Zooplankton |
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| Alex Rafn Elfarsson | Biologist | alex.rafn.elfarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Anika Sonjudóttir | Fisheries Biologist | 5752124 | anika.sonjudottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Anika Sonjudóttir
Fisheries Biologist
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| Anna Ragnheiður Grétarsdóttir | Researcher | 5752302 | anna.ragnheidur.gretarsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Anna Ragnheiður Grétarsdóttir
Researcher
Specialisation: Sampling - imaging |
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| Arnar Björnsson | Biologist | 5752303 | arnar.bjornsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Arnar Björnsson
Biologist
Specialisation: Sampling - stomach content analysis |
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| Ása Hilmarsdóttir | Biologist | 575 2229 | asa.hilmarsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Ása Hilmarsdóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: Sampling - age verification |
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| Ásgeir Gunnarsson | Fisheries Biologist | 5752003 | 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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| Ásta Hrafnhildardóttir | Náttúrufræðingur | asta.hrafnhildardottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Auður Rán Magnúsdóttir | Summer Employee | audur.ran.magnusdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Auður Súsanna Bjarnadóttir | Biologist | 5752009 | audur.bjarnadottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Auður Súsanna Bjarnadóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: Sampling - age verification |
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| Bjarki Þór Elvarsson | Statistician | 5752033 | bjarki.elvarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Bjarki Þór Elvarsson
Statistician
Specialisation: Stock assessment - modeling |
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| Bronte Harris | Researcher | ||
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| Bylgja Sif Jónsdóttir | Biologist | 5752109 | bylgja.sif.jonsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Bylgja Sif Jónsdóttir
Biologist
Specialisation: Benthic species |
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| Davíð Hjaltason | Summer Employee | david.hjaltason[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Davíð Þór Óðinsson | Geologist | 5752020 | david.thor.odinsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Davíð Þór Óðinsson
Geologist
Specialisation: Geology |
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| Einar Hjörleifsson | Marine Biologist | 5752092 | einar.hjorleifsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Einar Hjörleifsson
Marine Biologist
Specialisation: Stock assessment (cod) |
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| Elzbieta Baranowska | Fisheries Biologist | 5752140 | elzbieta.baranowska[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Elzbieta Baranowska
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: Benthic species - stock assessment |
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| Erla Sturludóttir | Statistician | erla.sturludóttir[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Francesco Golin | Natural Scientist | francesco.golin[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Gunnar Þór Friðriksson | Rannsóknamaður | Gunnar gunnar.thor.fridriksson[hjá]hafogvatn.is> | |
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| Gunnhildur Vigdís Bogadóttir | Researcher | 5752128 | gunnhildur.vigdis.bogadottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Gunnhildur Vigdís Bogadóttir
Researcher
Specialisation: sampling - data input |
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| Haraldur Arnar Einarsson | Fisheries Biologist | 5752090 | haraldur.arnar.einarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Haraldur Arnar Einarsson
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: fishing gear research |
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| Hlynur Pétursson | Biologist | 5752042 | hlynur.petursson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Hlynur Pétursson
Biologist
Specialisation: sampling - age verification |
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| Hrefna Kristín Rúnarsdóttir | Summer Employee | hrefna.kristin.runarsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir | Marine Ecologist | 5752129 | ingibjorg.g.jonsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: invertebrates - marine ecology - stock assessment |
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| Jacob Matthew Kasper | Fiskifræðingur | jacob.matthew.kasper[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Jón Sólmundsson | Fisheries Biologist | 5752103 | 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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| Jón Tómas Magnússon Amoros | Marine biologist | jon.tomas.magnusson.amoros[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Jónas Páll Jónasson | Fisheries Biologist | 5752131 | jonas.jonasson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Jónas Páll Jónasson
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: nephropsscallop - invertebrates |
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| Julian Mariano Burgos | Marine Ecologist | 5752037 | 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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| Karl Gunnarsson | Biologist | 5752070 | karl.gunnarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Karl Gunnarsson
Biologist
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| Klara Björg Jakobsdóttir | Fisheries Biologist | 5752127 | klara.jakobsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Klara Björg Jakobsdóttir
Fisheries Biologist
Specialisation: chondrichthyes - deep-sea fish |
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| Kristín Inga Pétursd. Whitehead | Sjávarútvegsfræðingur | 5752241 | kristin.inga.petursd.whitehead[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Kristín Inga Pétursd. Whitehead
Sjávarútvegsfræðingur
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| Kristján Kristinsson | Marine Biologist | 5752091 | kristjan.kristinsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Kristján Kristinsson
Marine Biologist
Specialisation: benthic species - stock survey - stock assessment |
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| Laure de Montety | Biologist | 5752077 | laure.demontety[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Laure de Montety
Biologist
Starfssvið: Flokkunarfræði botndýra |
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| Lilja Gunnarsdóttir | Biologist | 5752060 | lilja.gunnarsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Lilja Gunnarsdóttir
Biologist
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| Magnús Thorlacius | Fisheries Biologist | 5752108 | 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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| Margrét Vala Þórisdóttir | Náttúrufræðingur | margret.vala.thorisdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Martyn Jones | Rannsóknarmaður | Martyn.jones[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Orla Frances Mallon | Researcher | 8344430 | orla.mallon[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Orla Frances Mallon
Researcher
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| Pamela Woods | Fisheries Biologist | 5752075 | pamela.woods[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Specialisation: stock assessment - modeling |
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| Petrún Sigurðardóttir | Biologist | 5752610 | petrun.sigurdardottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Petrún Sigurðardóttir
Biologist
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| Ragnar Blær Þorgeirsson | Summer Employee | ragnar.blaer.thorgeirsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Ragnhildur Sara Bergsdóttir | Summer Employee | ragnhildur.sara.bergsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Sæunn K. Erlingsdóttir | Researcher | 5752122 | saeunn.k.erlingsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Sæunn K. Erlingsdóttir
Researcher
Starfssvið: Sýnataka |
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| Sandra Rybicki | Applied Biologist | 5752036 | sandra.rybicki[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Sandra Rybicki
Applied Biologist
Starfssvið: Líkanagerð / modelling |
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| Sif Guðmundsdóttir | Biologist | 5752126 | 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 | 5752101 | sigurlina.gunnarsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Sigurlína Gunnarsdóttir
Librarian
Specialisation: fish tags - sampling - data input |
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| Stefán Áki Ragnarsson | Marine Ecologist | 5752086 | stefan.ragnarsson[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Stefán Áki Ragnarsson
Marine Ecologist
Starfssvið: Hryggleysingjar - áhrif veiðarfæra á búsvæði |
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| Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir | Marine Ecologist | 5752076 | steinunn.hilma.olafsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: habitat mapping |
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| Svanhildur Egilsdóttir | Biological photographer | 5752035 | svanhildur.egilsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 Svanhildur Egilsdóttir
Biological photographer
Specialisation: photography |
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| Þórður Örn Kristjánsson | Líffræðingur | thordur.orn.kristjansson[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Urður Ýrr Brynjólfsdóttir | Mastersnemi | urdur.yrr.brynjolfsdottir[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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| Valur Bogason | Marine Ecologist | 5752320 | valur.bogason[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
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Valur Bogason
Marine Ecologist
Specialisation: branch manager - stock survey - chondrichthyes |
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| William Butler | Náttúrufræðingur | 575-2034 | will.butler[hjá]hafogvatn.is |
 William Butler
Náttúrufræðingur
Starfssvið: |
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| Yang Han | Summer Employee | yang.h[hjá]hafogvatn.is | |
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