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Graduation from the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme

Graduation from the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme

On Wednesday, May 20, twenty-three fellows graduated from the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme after completing a six-month training course offered by the Icelandic government as part of its international development cooperation efforts.
The Icelandic Seal Centre Symposium 29 May at Hvammstangi

The Icelandic Seal Centre Symposium 29 May at Hvammstangi

The Icelandic Seal Centre Symposium will be held at the Icelandic Seal Centre in Hvammstangi on 29 May. The Centre welcomes everyone to this annual event focused on research on Iceland’s natural environment.
GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme’s 27th cohort of fellows on a trip around the Reykjanes peninsula a…

GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme´s Graduation ceremony

A graduation ceremony for GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme’s 27th cohort of fellows will be held Wednesday 20th of May.
Minke whale

Correction to newly published minke whale advice

Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MRFI) has discovered an error in the catch advice for minke whale in 2026, which is hereby corrected.
Fellows of the GRÓ Fisheries Training ProgrammeVisiting Hampiðjan, an Icelandic Fishing gear company…

21 interesting presentations of research projects

Students of the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme will in the coming days present the research projects they have been working on over the winter.
Minke whale by the Westfjords in Iceland. 
Photo: Sverrir Daniel Halldorsson.

Whaling advice in 2026

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 couple, the lumpfish male (left) and the female lumpfish (right). It is mainly the female that i…

6% increase in TAC advice for lumpfish

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.
Deployment of the CTD from RV Þórunn Þórðardóttir, for measuring temperature and salinity profiles a…

Record ocean temperatures and salinity

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

A video about the remarkable achievements of the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme

An interesting video about the remarkable achievements that the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme in the last 28 years.
Beautiful mountain sightings from Árni Friðriksson during the capelin search.

Capelin surveys this winter completed

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