News & announcements

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.

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

Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MRFI) has discovered an error in the catch advice for minke whale in 2026, which is hereby corrected.

Students of the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme will in the coming days present the research projects they have been working on over the winter.

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.