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Wide distribution of mackerel north of the Faroes   20/08/2010

In a recent survey by the chartered M/V Finnur Fríði large quantities of mackerel were found feeding in the areas north of the Faroes.

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Mackerel egg survey with the Faroese research vessel Magnus Heinason just finished   08/06/2010

Faroe Islands participated in the joint international survey targeting mackerel and horse mackerel eggs for the first time this year

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International survey of the pelagic Beakedredfish population in the Norwegian sea   10/10/2008

The trawler Skálaberg was chartered with a research quota to take part in a international survey of the pelagic population of Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) in the Norwegian sea. The background for this survey is that there is very little knowledge about this population.

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The Faroe Marine Research Institute (FAMRI) is a governmental institute which conducts various marine research and provides the Government of the Faroe Islands with scientific advice based on its research on marine resources and the environment. The aim of the research is to provide a basis for a responsible exploitation of the marine resources around the Faroe Islands. Assessments are made of the most important fish stocks. These assessments are based on investigations, independent of the industry, which are carried out by the research vessel, Magnus Heinason, e.g. 0-group surveys, bottom trawls surveys and acoustic surveys, in addition to catch and effort statistics from the commercial fleet.

PO-Box 3051 

  

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E-mail: hav@hav.fo
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