Icelandic MFRI just announced the capelin quota for 2026. The decision to allow catches of 197.464mt is a considerable increase from the starting quota issued in September of just about 42.000 mt. The announcement comes at a good time. Markets for whole round capelin are empty and there are no unsold stocks of capelin roe …
The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has, on their web page, linked a new collection of articles on Capelin (Mallosus villosus) from the journal “Reviews in fish biology and Fisheries” – titled “Capelin in an changing environment”. https://www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/news-announcements/category/1/capelin-alert This special issue contains total 16 scientific articles covering biological aspects of the capelin, from its distribution …
The vessel Arni Fridriksson from the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) went out on Monday 5th of January to track the movement and location of the capelin around the Icelandic north-east coast and sample the maturity. In the second part of January four more vessels will join the survey to determine the overall stock and …