Anja Nickel and her co-authors, Dr. Steven Campana and Dr. Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir, published a paper this past summer in Journal of Fish Biology about the movement of juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and saithe (Pollachius virens) in the shallow coastal waters. With the use of acoustic telemetry, Anja and her team, investigated the effect […]
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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
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Meet Luca Altavilla, he is a visiting PhD student from the University of Venice, Italy. Part of his research is in collaboration with the University of Iceland, Research Centre of the Westfjords to explore how sculpins (Cottoidae spp.) could be used as ecological indicators within fjord systems. Acoustic telemetry will be used to track the
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Hi everyone, my name is Michelle and I am from Canada. As a little girl, I wanted to grow up to be a Marine Biologist. The idea started when I learned how to swim at a family cottage in Northern Ontario and wanted to keep getting back into the water to snorkel and look at
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