News & announcements

MFRI and NAMMCO advise that when the Revised Management Procedure is applied annual catch of fin whales in 2026 should be no more than 150 animals, thereof 116 animals in the East-Greenland/West-Iceland management area and 34 animals in the East Iceland/Faroes management area.

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) advises that the catch of female lumpfish in the 2025/2026 fishing year does not exceed 2932 tonnes.

Temperature in the upper 200 m was generally above the long-term average and salinity also reached almost record values.

An interesting video about the remarkable achievements that the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme in the last 28 years.

The research vessel Árni Friðriksson conducted capelin measurements off the northwest coast of Iceland for the past week, which have now been completed.

MFRI is a key member of a new international consortium of research and industry partners called Marine Guardian which focus on optimizing fishing practices, protecting vulnerable habitats and species , and improving data-driven decision-making at sea.

Jamacian fisheries scientist Annakay Crawford on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science

A new international academic book on how to prevent plastic pollution from fisheries and aquaculture has just been launched. The book, Managing Marine Plastic Pollution in Norway, is published by Routledge and is available online from 2 February 2026.

The MFRI has completed the analysis of the results of acoustic measurements of the IEGJM capelin stock conducted during January 19–25, which are necessary for providing TAC advice.