Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has advised a zero TAC for the 2024-25 capelin season. The Instutute’s recommendation is based on the outcome of the acoustic sampling carried out…
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has recommended a reduction to the offshore shrimp quota for the coming two quota years. The stock index for shrimp has declined since 2018…
The new vessel for Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute was launched last week at Astilleros Armón in Vigo. The 70-metre, 13-metre breadth Thórunn Thórðardóttir HF-300 is designed by Skipasýn…
A date has been set for the launch of Iceland’s new marine research vessel at the Armón yard in Vigo, when the new vessel will also be formally christened to…
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has issued its advice for the coming quota year, set to start on the 1st September this year. Although the final decision lies with the…
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has advised that the TAC for the 2022-23 capelin season should not exceed 218,400 tonnes. This replaces the original advice of 400,000, which was…
After a three-year design process followed by tendering, decisions have been made on the yard to build the new Icelandic research vessel that will replace the 60-year-old Bjarni Sæmundsson. The…
Three bids have been received for the construction of a new research vessel for Iceland's Marine Research Institute, all of them from Spanish shipyards. The process towards the new fisheries…
While it has served its purpose well, one of the two vessels operated by Iceland’s Marine Research Institute is set to be replaced now that it has more than fifty…