The research vessel Árni Friðriksson recently finished its expedition, which is part of an international research of the Northeast Atlantic. The expedition focused on distribution of mackerel, herring and blue whiting within the Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as water temperature and feeding habits of these species.
Mackerel was located almost everywhere in the EEZ with the exception of an area northwest of the country.
Relative distribution of mackerel from the expedition of Árni Friðriksson 20 July to 12 August 2010.
The mackerel is in much greater abundance within the Icelandic EEZ when compared to data from a similar expedition in 2009.
