Discovery zone
On this page you can find posts about interesting things happening in the Icelandic fish world. This can be posts on angling, education or research projects that are running at the moment. But so much more!
Books on aquatic fauna
By Michelle Valliant | Discovery zone
Vitor asked us a great question if we knew about any books on Icelandic aquatic fauna that would help someone understand the importance of fish research. So we compiled a list! (With a thank you to Bjarni Kristófer Kristjánsson who kindly sent us his recommendations). Most of these books are in Icelandic but we […]
Tracking Arctic charr in Thingvallavatn
By Lieke Ponsioen | Discovery zone
While research on Arctic charr (“bleikja”) in Thingvallavatn has been going on for decades (and the earliest studies even going back to the early 1900s!), a lot of knowledge on their behaviour is unknown. This is because getting information on fish behaviour in their natural environment is very hard. It is way easier to get […]
Komdu að veiða, með Páli Tryggvasyni
By Alessandra Schnider | Discovery zone
Translated into Icelandic by Inga Birna Pálsdóttir. Í dag fögnum við öllu því fólki sem kennir okkur og börnunum okkar á náttúruna sem við búum í. Það er einstök gjöf að hafa einhvern í lífi sínu sem eyðir tíma með þér í náttúrunni og vekur áhuga þinn á henni. Hjá mér var það afi minn […]
Come fishing with Páll Tryggvason
By Alessandra Schnider | Discovery zone
Today we celebrate all the people that teach us and our kids about the nature we all live in. Having someone in your life that takes you into nature and gets you excited about it is a wonderful gift! For me it was my grandpa that took me with him whenever he went to work […]