News & announcements

MFRI´s Seminar 15 January: Introduction about the iAtlantic project

This seminar will review iAtlantic’s work before considering the results of our ecosystem time series analyses in 12 Case Studies including Iceland.

08. January

Happy holidays from MFRI

Wishing you a festive holiday season and a very happy New Year.

22. December

Capelin research study 2018-2022 - Report published

The report of the main findings has now been published in English and Icelandic.

19. December

Sara Harðardóttir
© Underground Channel, Frederik Wolff

Seminar, Desember 7th - Sara Harðardóttir

Using DNA from microalgae as proxies for past climate studies [Language: English].

06. December

Seminar, November 27th - Ralph Tiedemann

Population genomics of harbour porpoise and common minke whale in the North Atlantic by Ralph Tiedemann, Profesor at the University of Potsdam.

22. November

Open Symposium on Capelin Research

Friday the 10th of November, the results of an extensive capelin research project will be introduced. The project has been ongoing since 2018 with special funding from the Ministry.

26. October

Seminar, October 23rd - Jón Tómas Magnússon

Mobile predators on the Ascophyllum nodosum dominated shores of Breiðafjörður, Iceland, a seminar by Jón Tómas Magnússon.

17. October

Seminar, October 19th - Árni Kristmundsson

Árni Kristmundsson, head of the Fish Disease laboratory at Keldur, has a seminar "Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae and proliferative kidney disease in Icelandic salmonids. Comparative data from two different time periods" at Hafrannsóknastofnun.

17. October

Bogi Hansen, picture taken in the field.

Seminar, October 17th - Bogi Hansen

Seminar by Bogi Hansen from the Faroe Marine Research Institute, Havstovan, on the flows across the Iceland-Faroe Ridge.

16. October

Árni Friðriksson, the research vessel.
Photo by Svanhildur Egilsdóttir

Zero catch advice for capelin remains

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) advises that when the harvest control rule agreed by the Coastal States is applied, there should be zero catch in winter 2023/2024.

04. October