News & announcements

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Is today, February 11th

11. February

Schizymenia jonssonii growing in the lower intertidal zone on the Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland.
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A new species of red algae discovered in Iceland

Recently an unknown species of Rhodophyta or red algae was discovered in Iceland.

23. January

HUMPBACK WHALE ISMN0182

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

13. January

HUMPBACK WHALE ISMN0122 from Iceland to Dominican Republic (January 2020)

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

13. January

This is flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) on
green algae ( Acrosiphonia arcta).

Merry Christmas

20. December

No TAC recommended for capelin during the 2019/2020 season

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

30. October

Figure illustrating the great diversity of the mesopelagic layer showing two fish species and severa…

New EU project on sustainable mesopelagic fisheries

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

08. October

ICES advice on fishing opportunities of widely distributed pelagic fish stocks

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.

02. October

Deciphering and protecting the last known abundant and unexploited marine ecosystem on Earth

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

26. September

Opportunities, challenges and technical advances in eDNA studies

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

10. September