News & announcements

Late November 2019, a humpback whale stranding in the Westfjords was reported

International collaborations, especially for long migrating animals such as Humpback whale are very crucial.

Acoustic measurements of the capelin stock were undertaken 12th September – 21st October 2019

Researchers are to look into whether organisms living deep in the oceans can be exploited in an ecologically and economically sustainable way

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has released advice on fishing opportunities of widely distributed pelagic fish stocks, including Norwegian spring-spawning herring, blue whiting and Northeast-Atlantic mackerel.

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) in collaboration with University of Iceland and Imperial College London has a PhD position in Freshwater Ecology from January 2020

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute is participating in SUMMER EU-project funded by the European Commission

Biological diversity is probably declining more rapidly than ever before in the history of the Oceans

Low return rates of salmon from the sea this summer are resulting in low number of salmon running up many rivers in Iceland. This is important so the spawning stock this autumn will be as strong as it can be.