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!
Researchers at Keldur have detected Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) in Icelandic Arctic charr, Atlantic salmon and brown trout. The study provides the first evidence of PRV in Arctic charr worldwide and in Icelandic brown trout, offering new insights into the virus in Icelandic salmonids.
Did you ever wonder if your Arctic charr filet came from a happy fish? Sabine Lobligeois is a PhD student […]
What do a hippo and a fish have in common? They come in small sizes! Miniaturisation is when animals evolve […]
Inspired by Peter Monaghan of Inis Escargot, Icelandic farmers are exploring snail farming as a sustainable opportunity. Using surplus geothermal heat, they could transform unused barns into low-impact farms, diversify rural incomes, and turn an unlikely creature into a valuable new industry in Iceland.
Last year we introduced you to Sadie Ainsworth, her favourite fish (Westslope cutthroat trout), and her journey from growing up […]
As I’m writing this, it is the last week of my five and a half weeks stay at the Benedikt […]
Last week we shared ICE Fish research’s first anniversary. 1 year of sharing exciting fish research & fun facts […]
A new international research project called CODSPA has just begun. The project aims to study how stress affects cod reproduction […]
What is the aroma of Christmas? For many Icelanders Christmas smells like a mix of smoked lamb meat, Christmas tree, […]
Last June I applied for a networking and training event with no expectations at all. Little did I know […]
Lake Mývatn has been studied by people for decades, but projects really picked up when the Mývatn research station […]
Vitor asked us a great question if we knew about any books on Icelandic aquatic fauna that would help […]
While research on Arctic charr (“bleikja”) in Thingvallavatn has been going on for decades (and the earliest studies even […]
Today we celebrate all the people that teach us and our kids about the nature we all live in. […]
Written with Skúli Skúlason and Rannveig Magnúsdóttir. BIODICE proudly supports Ice Fish Research We at BIODICE are a […]
Setting the stage On a Saturday morning in April 2024, we all made our way to the University of Iceland […]