MFRI advises that the catch of female lumpfish in the 2024/2025 fishing year does not exceed 2760 tonnes. This is a 32% reduction between years.
26. March
Seminar 27 March: Capelin reared in different temperature scenarios and the effect on growth, survival and maturity across temperatures.
A seminar will be held 27 March at 12.30 at MFRI called: Capelin reared in different temperature scenarios and the effect on growth, survival and maturity across temperatures.
26. March
10 new species identified by 20 scientists in 4 days
MFRI hosted recently a course on sampling and identifying chironomid pupal skins (insects). As 20 freshwater scientists, from Iceland, sat for 4 days, learning how to identify chironomid pupal skins, they managed to find 20 new species that previously had not been documented in Iceland.
25. March
New article on The Kroyer’s lantern fish
The Kroyer’s lantern fish (Notoscopelus kroyeri) is one of the most common species of mesopelagic fish around Iceland, but it has been little studied so far. Gaining knowledge of the species' biology is a prerequisite for its sustainable exploitation in the future.
06. March
Advice remains unchanged after the latest capelin survey
The pelagic fishing vessels Aðalsteinn Jónsson and Polar Ammassak collaborated with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute in capelin surveys last week. The aim was to determine whether more capelin had entered the northwestern waters since the previous survey in early February. The amount of capelin measured this time was slightly lower than in the previous survey, indicating that no new capelin had entered the area. Therefore, MFRI previous fishing advice of 8 589 tons of capelin for the current fishing season remains unchanged.
Most of the capelin was found on the banks off Húnaflói and Skagafjörður (Figure 1). The Marine Research Institute does not plan any further capelin surveys this winter.
03. March
New technolgoy tested in relation to capelin measurements
A new and exciting technology was tested in relation to capelin measurements In the latest capelin survey of MFRI´s research vessel Árni Friðriksson. The device is called the FishScanner.
25. February
MFRI advises capelin catches of 8589 tonnes
A larger quantity of capelin was measured off the northwest coast of Iceland in February than in January, in the research survey of Marine and Freshwater Research Institute. That is the main reason for the updated advice to 8589 tonnes.
20. February
Postdoctoral Researcher Position for the BioProtect Project
Marine and Freshwater Research Institue is searching for a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Horizon EU Mission Ocean and Waters Project – BioProtect.
18. February
Capelin surveys this week in line with previous survey
The preliminary results of the measurements indicate a slightly lower estimate of the fishable biomass than in the week before. It is therefore clear that the results will lead to an unchanged advice of no capelin fishing for the fishing season 2024/25.
01. February
Preliminary results of a capelin survey give no reason for optimism
The measurements of adult capelin that makes up the fishing stock for the season, amount to only about two-thirds of what was measured in September 2024. Hence, with the caveat that measurements are still ongoing off the west coast, it is foreseen that the results of the ongoing measurements will not lead to changes in the current fishing advice of zero catch.