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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 6d

MFRI´s seminar 9 October focuses on Poleward Ocean heat transport. Lars Henrik Smedsrud (University of Bergen) gives the talk: An updated Nordic Seas Overview – no sign of weakening transports or AMOC. Everyone is welcome, on-stite and online. More info and link to an online meeting on www.mfri.is

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 28d

MFRI´s research vessel Thorunn Thordardottir is on a charter from for a research project focused on the oceanography and current measurements in the East Greenland Coastal Current. The measurements of this project aim to assess its possible impact on AMOC stability. www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...

Expedition measuring East Greenland Current

MFRI´s new research vessel Þórunn Þórðardóttir HF300 is on a charter from 29 August to 12 September for an international research project focused on the oc

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Aug 25

The 2025 capelin autumn survey will be conducted from 23 August to 22 September. The survey aims to estimate the abundance of both the immature and mature parts of the capelin stock in the Iceland-East Greenland-Jan Mayen area (IEGJM).
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The autumn capelin survey has started

The 2025 capelin autumn survey will be conducted from 23 August to September 22. This is a joint survey conducted by the MFRI (Marine and Freshwater

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Aug 15

MFRI is looking for an individual for a position which involves diverse research on the effects of ocean acidification and climate change on marine life and its ecosystems. See more in a news item on www.hafogvatn.is, also there a link to more information on ResearchGate. #oceanadification

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Jul 23

A new webpage on sea temperature has been launched on the MFRI's website. It contains a new presentation of data from sea temperature gauges in various parts of the country.
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New webpage on sea temperature

A new webpage on sea temperature has been launched on the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute's website. The page contains a new presentation of data

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BioProtect Project @bioprotectproject.bsky.social · May 15

🏊 Swimmer #RossEdgley is taking on 1,000 miles in 100 days - alongside killer whales 🐋 through 130ft waves 🇮🇸 🌊
🧑‍🔬 This epic #swimforscience is also an innovative #citizenscience mission‼️
🧬 Ross will collect #eDNA for 🧐 in #BioProtect in 🤝 with
@mfri.bsky.social & @matisiceland.bsky.social
🤗 Coming 🔜

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Sophy McCully Phillips @sophyonsharks.bsky.social · Jul 4

12 stocks of #sharks 🦈 and rays assessed and advice on catch limits drafted 👍 by @icesmarine.bsky.social Working Group on Elasmobranch Fishes last week in the beautiful country of Iceland 🇮🇸 Always a pleasure to lead this awesome group💪 and thanks to @mfri.bsky.social for their Viking hospitality!

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Jul 8

The MFRI´s staff at Hvanneyri, together with other parties, have been working on a project for several years on the possibility of restoring wetlands at Mýrar in W-Iceland with an emphasis on fish. More here:

How we are reviving an Ancient Icelandic Wetland

YouTube video by Mossy Earth

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Jul 2

The research vessel Árni Friðriksson has set sail to participate in an international pelagic research expedition. One of its objectives is to assess distribution of mackerel and other species. More (in Icelandic): www.hafogvatn.is/is/midlun/fr...
#pelagicresearch #marinebiology #mackerelresearch

Árni Friðriksson kominn í makrílrannsóknir

Rannsóknaskipið Árni Friðriksson hélt úr höfn 30. júní til þátttöku í árlegum alþjóðlegum uppsjávarrannsóknaleiðangri. Eitt af meginmarkmiðum hans er að me

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BioProtect Project @bioprotectproject.bsky.social · Jun 13

🏊‍♂️ In May 2025, Ross Edgley started a historic 1,000-mile swim around Iceland!

Ross, supported by #BioProtect and in collaboration with @mfri.bsky.social and Matís, collects #eDNA samples to reveal marine life!🧬🐋

Curious to learn more? ➡️ bitly.cx/QUNCF

#GreatIcelandicSwim #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

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ICE Fish Research @icefishresearch.bsky.social · Jun 13

🔦🔬This week, we spotlight Einar Pétur Jónsson, a PhD & marine biologist @mfri.bsky.social! Learn about his work, grad school life, & hobbies: icefishresearch.com/2025/06/12/meet-einar-petur-jonsson/

#ICEFishResearch #FishIceland #Iceland #Research 🐟
Follow our @icefishresearch fb and instagram!

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clumpusjim.bsky.social @clumpusjim.bsky.social · Jun 21

What a coincidence, we at @mfri.bsky.social are just coming to the end a three week seabed mapping cruise (blue lines). The data prepared so far is open access and can be downloaded at the MFRI website www.hafogvatn.is/en/research/....

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Jun 19

MFRI celebrates today 19 June, a day of celebration and fight for for women´s right, but on this day in 1915, Icelandic women were granted the right to vote. A new chapter was opened last winter at the Institute when a Gyða María Símonardóttir took over the position of chief engineer. #womensright

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Jun 3

Lumpfish spawn around the coast of the Nordic countries, with the young migrating away from the coast as they grow. New research shows that temperature is the main driver of lumpfish distribution in the Nordic Seas.
More here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new... #lumpfishresearch #marinebiology

Temperature is the main driver of lumpfish distribution

Lumpfish spawn around the coast of the Nordic countries with the young migrating away from the coast as they grow, but where do they go? The new

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · May 14

The Super Swimmer Ross Edgley plans to swim 1,000 Miles in 100 Days in cooperartion with MFRI for the sake of science and in connection with the BioProtect project.
More here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...
#DNAoceanresearch @bioprotectproject.bsky.social
Photo: Courtesy of the BBC

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · May 14

The Super Swimmer Ross Edgley plans to swim 1,000 Miles in 100 Days in cooperartion with MFRI among others for the sake of science.
More here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...
#Bioprotect #DNAoceanresearch #marinebiology #CitizenScience Photo: courtesy of the BBC More on MFRI.is

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clumpusjim.bsky.social @clumpusjim.bsky.social · May 13

When lumpfish are not at the coast spawning (Cyclopterus lumpus), where are they? Turns out, almost everywhere in the Nordic Seas.
New paper documenting the summer distribution of lumpfish doi.org/10.1111/fog..... (1/n)
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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · May 9

Would you like to taste seaweed kombucha?
A new article reveals that kombucha production has developed into a profitable industry worldwide. The study shows that seaweed kombucha is a feasible prospect for Icelandic consumers. More here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...
#kombucharesearch

Would you like to taste seaweed kombucha?

A new article reveals that kombucha production has developed into a profitable industry, and although the kombucha market in Iceland is still in its early

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Apr 28

The report: The Circular Economy of Fishing Gear in Nordic Fisheries was published recently. It sets region-specific guidelines for reducing plastic waste and ghost fishing by embedding circular-economy principles throughout each fishing gear’s lifecycle. Mroe here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...

New roadmap to tackle fishing gear plastic waste

The Nordic Council of Ministers published recently The Circular Economy of Fishing Gear in Nordic Fisheries. It is the outcome of a Pan-Nordic project

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Apr 15

Deepwater areas off Iceland are characterized by a high species diversity and abundance of sharks that play a critical ecological role within this ecosystem. A new study investigates trophic ecology of the sharks employing stomach content analysis. More: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Apr 14

A new article describes the genetic stratification of inshore shrimp and offshore shrimp (Pandalus borealis) populations in northern Iceland. Reduced representative genome sequence data was collected from samples North of Iceland. More here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new... #shrimpresearch

A newly published article describes the genetic stratification of shrimp

A newly published article describes the genetic stratification of inshore shrimp (common in shallower water) and offshore shrimp (northern shrimp,

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Star-Oddi @staroddi.bsky.social · Apr 11

Ending great days at the Annual Meeting of the ICES Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics Science and Technology #wgfast at @mfri.bsky.social
@icesmarine.bsky.social

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Mar 26

A seminar will be held 27 March at 12.30 called: Capelin reared in different temperature scenarios and the effect on growth, survival and maturity across temperatures. Einar Pétur Jónsson, a PhD student, gives the talk in English. The seminar is open to everyone on-site and online. More on mfri.is

MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Mar 25

MFRI hosted recently a course on sampling and identifying chironomid pupal skins (insects). As 20 freshwater scientists sat for 4 days learning how to identify chironomid pupal skins, they found 20 new species that had not been documented in Iceland before. More:
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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · Mar 6

A new article about The Kroyer’s lantern fish (Notoscopelus kroyeri) has been published. It is one of the most common species of mesopelagic fish around Iceland, but it has been little studied so far. More here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new... #kroyerslanternfish #marinebiology #mesopelagicfish

New paper 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 f

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