Capelin advice revised down
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…
Armon to build new Icelandic research vessel
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…
Bids for Iceland’s new research vessel
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…
Research vessel Bjarni Sæmundsson. Image: Hafró
Iceland seeks tenders for new marine research vessel
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…
