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23 March 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Raphael Koll, Postdoc from Flemming Dahlke's research group at the University of Hamburg (Germany) joins our research group for 10 days.<\/p>\n

02 March 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Andrea Groenewoud and Leo Jelluma, of the University of Groningen (Netherlands), join our research group as interns for 4 months.<\/p>\n

23 January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hlynur presented his thesis during Masters Day 2026 (January).<\/p>\n

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21 January 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the requirements for his PhD mid-way evaluation, Einar presents this week's Biology Department seminar at Askja titled: \"Growth and fitness of marine organisms facing multiple stressors \u2013 experimental insights from capelin (<\/b><\/em>Mallotus<\/b> villosus<\/b>), <\/b><\/em>Pseudonitzchia<\/b> delicatissima<\/b> (diatom), and the green and purple sea urchins (<\/b><\/em>Strongylocentrotus<\/b> droebachiensis<\/b> and <\/b><\/em>Paracentrotus<\/b> lividus<\/b>)<\/b>.\"\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

20 January 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Einar had his PhD mid-way oral exam and passed with flying colours! Congrats Einar!<\/p>\n

16 January 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hlynur successfully defended his MSc thesis titled \"Using otolith shape and DNA to identify the stock structure of the spotted wolffish (<\/strong><\/em>Anarhichas<\/strong> minor<\/strong>) around Iceland<\/strong>\". <\/em>Hlynur did an incredible job (something highlighted by the external examiner) and we are all very proud of him! Congratulations Hlynur!<\/p>\n

12 January 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charissa Alain (University of Ottawa, Canada) joins our research group for the semester on a student exchange to work on her BSc project on parasites in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus<\/em>) in Icelandic waters.<\/p>\n

05 January 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Elisa Janssen, former intern in our lab, joins us for 2 weeks to analyse data from her MSc on parasites of Baltic cod.<\/p>\n

07 December 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

End of year Afternoon Tea potluck at Haseeb's. Great food and even better company!<\/p>\n

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27 November 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Parasitology and Fisheries Ecology Research Group's end-of-year lunch at the Student Cellar. (Missing were Beatrix, Francesco, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan, Hlynur, Leah, Ragnar, and Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Jul\u00eda). Thanks all for a great year!!!<\/p>\n

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25 November 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

At a ceremony celebrating the promotions of Benjamin Hennig, Haseeb Randhawa, Ingi\u00a0 Agnarsson, and Sn\u00e6d\u00eds Huld Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir to Full Professor, Haseeb gets to share a moment with members of his lab group ahead of his inaugural professorial lecture.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9Kristinn Ingvarsson
Innsetningarath\u00f6fn - L\u00edf- og umhverfisv\u00edsindadeild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

24 November 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tryggvi's recent paper on his BSc thesis (Parasite diversity in haddock (Melanogrammus<\/span> aeglefinus<\/span>) from Icelandic waters<\/em><\/a>) is published in the Journal of Helminthology<\/em>. Congratulations Tryggvi!<\/p>\n

20 November 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From October 24th to November 9th, Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur joined a coral restoration, manta, fish and turtle ID program in Bali, Nusa Penida. She went solo and got her scuba certification there along with further courses about manta rays, sea turtles, and corals. During her trip, she explored the reefs around the island and, using a reef star, planted new coral saplings. For the ones already planted and growing, the algae were cleaned off. On other days, she and the group went looking for manta rays, as well as hawksbill or green sea turtles, in hope to ID both species and individuals in the area. When a new manta or sea turtle that had not been seen in this area before was found, they were given a personalized name (Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur got to name a green sea turtle). Fish ID was performed every day to record their abundance. All indicator species were counted in designated areas, which was hard work. Beach and ocean cleanup was done during the weekends. \"This trip was an amazing experience, especially doing this alone and with complete strangers that all shared this same passion.\" On the last day, Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur received her scuba certificate along with a marine ecology certification.<\/p>\n

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14 November 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Brendon two most recent papers in\u00a0Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries<\/em> and in\u00a0Marine Ecology Progress Series<\/em> are highlighted on the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute's website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

24 October 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb presents this week's Biology Department seminar at Askja titled: \"My 2025 sabbatical: old friends and new research opportunities<\/strong>.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

16 October 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Leah Rauschning, of University of Bremen (Germany), joins our research group as an intern for 4 months.<\/p>\n

14 October 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Megan Hamilton, of Plymouth University (UK), joins our research group as an intern for 6 months.<\/p>\n

9-11 October 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Brendon, Einar, Francesco, Gabriel, Melanie,\u00a0Areeba, El\u00edsabet,\u00a0Hrefna,\u00a0Knut, Kristj\u00e1n,\u00a0Margot, Ragnar, Tryggvi,\u00a0 Zaw\u00a0 attended the 2025 Icelandic Biology Conference (IceBio2025<\/a>) at Askja (Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences), Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland.<\/p>\n

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Areeba presented a poster titled:\u00a0\"Biodiversity of algal endophytes in red algae.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Brendon presented a talk titled: \"From Fish to Feathers: Spatial-Temporal Analysis as a Driver of Marine Conservation Action.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Einar presented a talk titled: \"Lo\u00f0na \u00ed eldi: v\u00f6xtur, lifun og \u00feroski lo\u00f0nu alinnar \u00e1 mismunandi hitastigum.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

El\u00edsabet presented a poster titled:\u00a0\"An integrated approach for herring stock discrimination in Icelandic waters.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Francesco presented a poster titled:\u00a0\"Drivers of deepwater fish community assembly in North Atlantic waters.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gabriel presented a talk titled:\u00a0\"Conservation at high latittues: insights into the diversity of skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and their parasite fauna in Iceland.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hrefna presented a poster titled:\u00a0\"Tusk (Brosme brosme) as a potential vector of anisakiasis.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kristj\u00e1n presented a talk titled:\u00a0Differences in parasite abundance in arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in Lake H\u00edtarvatn in Iceland.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Margot presented a poster titled:\u00a0\"Acoustics as a tool to investigate the interspecific interactions between killer whales and long-finned pilot whales in Icelandic waters.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Melanie presented a talk titled: \"Shedding light on light pollution: Does artificial light at night (ALAN) affect marine filter-feeders?\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ragnar presented a talk and a poster titled: \"The parasite fauna of Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) in Icelandic waters.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tryggvi presented a poster titled:\u00a0\"Parasite diversity in haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) from Icelandic waters.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Zaw presented a talk titled:\u00a0\"Body condition and diet analysis of juvenile cod in Northern Iceland.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

30 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Clarke Alicia Blair joins our lab as a new MSc student (co-supervised with Thassya C dos Santos Schmidt<\/a>)\u00a0 to work on The <\/span>e<\/span>ffect of <\/span>t<\/span>emperature on <\/span>g<\/span>onad <\/span>d<\/span>evelopment<\/span> in <\/span>c<\/span>apelin<\/span> (<\/span>Mallotus<\/span> villosus<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

15-18 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Francesco attended the ICES Annual Science Conference <\/a>at Klap\u00e8ida University, Lituania and presented a poster titled: \"Drivers of deepwater fish community assembly in North Atlantic<\/strong> waters<\/strong><\/em>\".<\/p>\n

18 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Brendon's most recent paper (Blue whiting in Icelandic waters: migration, residency, and population connectivity<\/a>) is published in Marine Ecology Progress Series<\/em>. Congratulations Brendon!<\/p>\n

18 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Xuanke Zhang joins our lab as a new MSc student\u00a0to work on Heavy Metal Contamination in Tissues and Parasite Assemblages of Frontal and Coastal Cod Ecotypes across Icelandic Waters<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

17 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On the 5th of September at 8 pm, Hafranns\u00f3knastofnun\u2018s (Marine and Freshwater Research Institute) research vessel \u00c1rni Fri\u00f0r\u00edksson set sail for the annual autumn capelin survey. Also on board: Our PhD student Melanie for a marine mammal survey together with colleague Sverrir Dan\u00edel Halld\u00f3rsson (Dalli). Melanie\u2018s PhD project focuses on the bycatch of marine mammals including cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in Icelandic fisheries. Despite rough days at sea with wind speeds up to 36 m\/s, waves between 5 and 6 meters and temperatures below 2 degrees celsius, Melanie and Dalli had the pleasure of seeing humpback whales, fin whales, northern bottlenose whales, and minke whales. A highlight was also a so-called \u201esuperpod\u201c of around 100-150 white-beaked dolphins that embraced the waves and showed off their acrobatic skills by jumping through the waves. Melanie will be at sea until the 22nd of September \u2013 fingers crossed for more spectacular sightings! Whale and dolphin surveys help collect data on cetacean population numbers, their distribution and migration. Most large whales will start to embark on their long journey to warmer waters around October\/November traveling as far as the Caribbean or Cape Verde islands! However, more and more evidence suggests that some individuals will stay behind and overwinter in the cold and harsh waters around Iceland and Greenland.<\/p>\n

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16 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jun. Prof. Flemming Dahlke of the Institute of Marine Ecosystems and Fishery Science (IMF) & the Centre for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)<\/a> at the University of Hamburg (Germany) visits Reykjav\u00edk and shares his teams's research with our lab group.<\/p>\n

10 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saida Amarache and Sarah Omari, visiting PhD students from the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (Algeria), join our research group for 2 months.<\/p>\n

09 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) agrees to fund \u20ac25.000 towards a project led by Prof Bernd Sures<\/a> (Haseeb is Co-PI) titled:\u00a0FishTrace: Fisheries stock identification through chemical and ecological markers<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

08 September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Beatrix Tak\u00e1cs joins our lab as a new MSc student (co-supervised with Klara Jakobsd\u00f3ttir<\/a>) to work on Diet, parasites and ecotoxicology of deep see sharks in Icelandic waters<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

26 August 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Brendon and Haseeb present (remotely) an update on the blue whiting project to ICES as part of the preparation for Blue whiting benchmark exercise.<\/p>\n

24 August 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ella Jorgensen joins our lab as a new MSc student (co-supervised with Sandra Granquist<\/a>) to work on Human disturbance on harbour seals in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

18 August 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kristj\u00e1n Fri\u00f0rik Sveinbj\u00f6rnsson stays with the lab for his MSc to continue the work he started during his BSc research on Differences in parasite abundance in arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in Icelandic lakes<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur J\u00falia J\u00f3hannesd\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new BSc student to work on her project on parasites in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus<\/em>) in Icelandic waters.<\/p>\n

14-15 August 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Gabriel, Tryggvi, Knut, El\u00edsabet, Kristj\u00e1n, Hrefna, Konn\u00fd, Magn\u00fas, and Ragnar attended the 11th Conference of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for parasitology (CSBSP11<\/a>) at Askja (Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences), Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland. Kristj\u00e1n received the Young Scientist Award for best student oral presentation!<\/p>\n

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El\u00edsabet presented a poster titled: \"An integrated approach for herring stock discrimination in Icelandic waters<\/strong><\/em>.\"<\/p>\n

Gabriel presented a talk titled: \"Conservation of neglected groups: insights into the diversity of skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and their parasites in Iceland<\/strong><\/em>.\"<\/p>\n

Hrefna presented a poster titled: \"Tusk (Brosme<\/span> brosme<\/span>) as a potential vector of anisakiasis.<\/strong><\/em>\"<\/p>\n

Konn\u00fd presented a poster titled: \"Surveying the parasite fauna of Sebastes<\/span> norvegicus<\/span><\/em>: uncovering potential biological tags for stock identification<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\n

Kristj\u00e1n presented a talk titled: \"Differences in parasite abundance in arctic charr (Salvelinus<\/span> alpinus<\/span>) and brown trout (Salmo<\/span> trutta<\/span>) in Lake H\u00edtarvatn in Iceland<\/strong><\/em>.\"<\/p>\n

Magn\u00fas presented a poster titled: \"Parasites as biological tags in Icelandic cod (Gadus<\/span> morhua<\/span>).<\/strong><\/em>\"<\/p>\n

Ragnar presented a poster titled: \"The parasite fauna of Atlantic wolffish<\/strong><\/em>.\"<\/p>\n

Tryggvi presented a poster titled: \"Parasite diversity in haddock (Melanogrammus<\/span> aeglefinus<\/span>) from Icelandic waters<\/strong><\/em>.\"<\/p>\n

30 July 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Eve-Marine's most recent paper (Parasite diversity in plaice (Pleuronectes platessa<\/em>): potential tool for stock identification in Icelandic waters?<\/a>) is published in the Journal of Helminthology<\/em>.<\/p>\n

28 July 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Brendon's most recent paper (Unravelling blue whiting\u2018s population structure in the Northeast Atlantic: navigating contradictions towards resolution<\/a>) is published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries<\/em>. Congratulations Brendon!.<\/p>\n

14 July 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kaylin participated in the first leg of the 2025 International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas (IESSNS). Here, she shares her experience.<\/p>\n

Stories Beneath the Waves: Science at Sea on \u00c1rni Fri\u00f0rikson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Marine science is about more than collecting data and taking samples, it's about listening to the stories the ocean tells, if we know how to hear them. I was fortunate to spend two incredible weeks aboard \u00c1rni Fri\u00f0rikson with Marine and Freshwater Research Institute on the 2025 International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas (IESSNS), helping to unfold some of these stories. During my time on board, I was grateful for countless learning experiences. The scientists generously shared their knowledge, showing me how they process fish from the trawls, interpreting navigation screens on the bridge, and even guiding me in deploying the CTD equipment, under careful supervision. From the moment I stepped onto the ship, two things were immediately clear. First, this was a well-oiled machine, operating smoothly thanks to a strong team where everyone executed their role with precision. Second, I had entered a community, not just coworkers, but a tight-knit group bonded by a shared love for the sea and its creatures. I felt honored to be welcomed so warmly into that community. I\u2019ll never forget the small moments, like spotting whales or identifying iconic landmarks from the bridge, as well as the big ones, like the excitement when we hauled in the first mackerel of the trip or witnessing Jan Mayen Island on a near-perfect day. Sharing these two weeks with such amazing people gave me memories and insights I will carry with me throughout my career and life. I am beyond thankful for this wonderful opportunity and wish to thank everyone who supported me on this journey. I want to thank everyone on board for making this such a phenomenal experience, especially Anna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir for coordinating logistics and ensuring everything ran smoothly.<\/p>\n

02 July 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Claudia Hird, visiting PhD student from the University of Otago (New Zealand), joins our research group for 2 months.<\/p>\n

23 June 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After 3 weeks into her fieldwork on Vestmann\u00e6yjar, Margot shares some of her highlights:<\/p>\n

Icelandic Orca Project Field Season 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In the beginning of June, I began my field season with the Icelandic Orca Project (IOP) in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, where I\u2019m conducting research for my master\u2019s thesis on the interactions between killer whales and long-finned pilot whales. My work combines land-based visual surveys and passive acoustic monitoring to investigate these complex, seemingly antagonistic interspecies dynamics.<\/p>\n

Field efforts include land and boat-based searches, supported by Earthwatch volunteers. From the land station, scan surveys are conducted, and a theodolite determines the position of whale occurrences. The boat team explores the blind spots in the archipelago not visible from shore. A hydrophone deployed in a central location allows for continuous acoustic monitoring of whale vocalizations within a ~10 km range.<\/p>\n

This season has been unusual as there have not yet been any killer whale sightings, despite their typical presence in June. However, other marine mammals have been observed, including minke whales, humpbacks, harbor porpoises, harbor seals, and grey seals. Data collection continues through July and will form the basis of my thesis on killer whale\u2013pilot whale interactions in Icelandic waters.\u00a0 It is a privelage to work with IOP and EarthWatch volunteers on this project.<\/p>\n

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09 June 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Evening meal and pool to celebrate the success of our BSc students who completed their Bachelor projects. Congratulations Hrefna, Konn\u00fd, Kristj\u00e1n, Magn\u00fas, Ragnar, and Ragnhildur!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hrefna Krist\u00edn R\u00fanarsd\u00f3ttir: \"Tusk Around Iceland as a Potential Vector of Anisakiasis\"<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Konn\u00fd \u00cdris K\u00e1rad\u00f3ttir: \"Surveying the parasitofauna of Sebastes<\/span> norvegicus<\/span>: uncovering potential biological tags for stock identification<\/em>\".<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristjan Fri\u00f0rik Sveinbj\u00f6rnsson: \"Difference in parasite abundance in arctic charr (Salvelinus<\/span> alpinus<\/span>) and brown trout (Salmo<\/span> trutta<\/span>) in lake H\u00edtarvatn in Iceland.<\/em>\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magn\u00fas M\u00e1ni Dagsson: \"Parasite abundance in Atlantic cod (Gadus<\/span> morhua<\/span>) in shallow and deep waters around Iceland<\/strong><\/em>\".<\/p>\n

Ragnar Bl\u00e6r \u00deorgeirsson: \"The Parasite Fauna of Atlantic Wolffish (Anarhichas<\/span> lupus<\/span>) In Icelandic Waters<\/strong><\/em>\".<\/p>\n

Ragnhildur Sara Bergsd\u00f3ttir: \"Importance of Crabs in Fish Predator Diets<\/strong>\".<\/em><\/p>\n

02 June 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After approximately two weeks at sea with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, El\u00edsabet returned ashore on May 24th and shares her experience below:<\/p>\n

My Time at Sea<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Last month (May 2025), the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MRFI) invited me to participate in their survey focusing on monitoring herring populations in parts of the Norwegian Sea. During the survey, I collected samples for my project and gained insight into the work onboard.<\/p>\n

The number of trawls taken for the survey depended on indications from an ecosounder and sonar equipment placed under the ship. Since it can be difficult to predict how many trawls will be taken, I set aside 15-20 individuals from each trawl. Individuals were weighed, and their total lengths were measured before I labeled each one with a number corresponding to their measurements in a data file. Meanwhile, the crew measured the total length of 200 herring from each trawl. Tissue samples were collected from the gills, and three scales from some individuals were taken and placed on slides to be aged later. The fat content of 30 individuals was measured to estimate their fitness. Finally, 50 individuals were measured for length, weighed, dissected, and their origins (NSSH and ISSH) estimated, along with the weight of their gonads and stomachs. Ten stomachs from each trawl were set aside and frozen for future stomach content analysis.<\/p>\n

\"\"In total, 32 stations (6nm apart) were scheduled for this survey. The stations included CTD and WP-2 zooplankton sampling. In 7 of the stations, additional macrozooplankton estimates were taken. The WP-2 measured zooplankton content and species composition from both 50 and 200m. At noon every day, chlorophyll content is sampled from 250 mL of ocean water in the area where we are located. Later, the magnitude of chlorophyll from each sample is compared with satellite images taken of the sampling area at the same time.<\/p>\n

I appreciated the opportunity to come aboard, collect my samples, and observe how some of the data collection is carried out by the MRFI.<\/p>\n

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01 June 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kristj\u00e1n Fri\u00f0rik Sveinbj\u00f6rnsson remains with the lab as a summer research assistant working on the\u00a0blue whiting samples from our NORA project.<\/p>\n

23 May 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Brendon, Einar, Francesco, Gabriel, Melanie, Kaylin, Zaw, Tryggvi, Areeba, Margot, Knut, Kristj\u00e1n, Hrefna, Konn\u00fd, Magn\u00fas, Ragnar, and Ragnhildur attended the 2025 Icelandic Ecological Society Conference (Vist\u00eds<\/a>) at the Agricultural University in Keldnaholt, Iceland. Francesco and Melanie both received Honourable mentions for their talks, and Gabriel and Margot received honourable mentions for their posters!<\/p>\n

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Brendon presented a talk titled:\u00a0Blue whiting in Icelandic waters: migration, residency, and population connectivity.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Einar presented a talk titled: Lo\u00f0na \u00ed eldi: v\u00f6xtur, lifun og \u00feroski lo\u00f0nu alinnar \u00e1 mismunandi hitastigum.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Francesco presented a talk titled:\u00a0Drivers of deepwater fish community assembly in North Atlantic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Melanie presented a talk titled:\u00a0Between harbour lights and midnight sun: does artifical light at night (ALAN) affect the activity of a marine filter-feeder in a subarctic environment?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Areeba presented a poster titled: Biodiversity of algal endophytes in red algae.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Brendon, on behalf of El\u00edsabet, presented a poster titled: An integrated approach for herring stock discrimination in Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gabriel presented a poster titled: Uncovering hidden diversity: assessing the diversity of skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and their parasitic communities in Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hrefna presented a poster titled: Tusk (<\/strong><\/em>Brosme brosme<\/strong>) as a potential vector of anisakiasis.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kaylin presented a poster titled: I<\/strong>nvisible invaders: nano-plastics in Icelandic fish.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Konn\u00fd presented a poster titled: Surveying the parasite fauna of <\/strong><\/em>Sebastes norvegicus<\/strong>: uncovering potential biological tags for stock identification.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kristj\u00e1n presented a poster titled: Difference in parasite abundance in arctic charr (<\/strong><\/em>Salvelinus alpinus<\/strong>) and brown trout (<\/strong><\/em>Salmo trutta<\/strong>) in lake H\u00edtarvatn in Iceland.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Magn\u00fas presented a poster titled: Parasites as biological tags in Icelandic cod (<\/strong><\/em>Gadus morhua<\/strong>).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Margot presented a poster titled: Acoustics as a tool to investigate the interspecific interactions between killer whales and long-finned pilot whales in Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ragnar presented a poster titled: The parasite fauna of Atlantic wolffish.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tryggvi presented a poster titled: Parasite diversity in haddock (<\/strong><\/em>Melanogrammus aeglefinus<\/strong>) from Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Zaw presented a poster titled: Body condition and diet analysis of juvenile cod and haddock in Northern Iceland.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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24 March to 11 April 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is visiting the lab of Juan Timi (Laboratorio de Ictioparasitologia of the National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina) as part of his sabbatical. Thank you Juan and your entire lab group for the amazing hospitality, discussions, friendship, and asados!<\/p>\n

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04 April 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb present the departmental seminar of the Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras at the National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina. The seminar is titled: \"An integrative approach to stock identification: parasites as part of the<\/strong> solution.<\/span><\/em>\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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3 April 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Melanie Stock joins our lab as a new PhD student to work on a project (co-supervised with Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n M\u00e1r Sigur\u00f0sson<\/a> and Dunja Jusufovski<\/a> of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute) titled: Factors influencing bycatch of sensitive species in Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

12 January to 23 March 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb travels to Merida, Mexico, during his sabbatical to join the lab of Gerardo P\u00e9rez-Ponce de Le\u00f3n to collaborate on a research project aiming to understand the role of coastal marine fish in the transmission of tapeworm parasites to elasmobranchs on the Yucatan Peninsula. Thank you Gerardo, Pol, et al for your hospitality and friendship.<\/p>\n

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20 February 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb has been awarded a S\u00f3knarstyrkur grant of ISK 450,000 from the University of Iceland to support his research.<\/p>\n

20-24 January 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb attended the 11th International Symposium on Fish Parasites<\/a> in M\u00e9rida, Mexico and presents a talk titled: \"Parasite communities: Casting a bright light on fish ecology and management<\/strong><\/em>.\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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19 January 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Knut Albrecht joins our lab as a new MSc student to work on the taxonomy and ecology of Apristurus aphyodes<\/em>, a deep water catsharks in Icelandic waters (co-supervised with Klara Jakobsd\u00f3ttir<\/a> of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute).<\/p>\n

15 January 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hrefna Krist\u00edn R\u00fanarsd\u00f3ttir joins our lab as a new BSc student to work on a project titled: \"Possible difference in macroparasite fauna in tusk (Brosme brosme) from the South and North of Iceland\"<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Konn\u00fd \u00cdris K\u00e1rad\u00f3ttir joins our lab as a new BSc student to work on a project titled: \"Parasitofauna of golden redfish (Sebastes norvegicus) on the north and south side of Iceland<\/em>\".<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magn\u00fas M\u00e1ni Dagsson joins our lab as a new BSc student to work on a project titled: \"Parasite abundance in Atlantic cod (<\/em>Gadus morhua) around north and south Iceland<\/em><\/strong>\".<\/p>\n

Ragnar Bl\u00e6r \u00deorgeirsson joins our lab as a new BSc student to work on a project titled: \"The parasites of the Atlantic wolffish in Icelandic waters<\/strong><\/em>\".<\/p>\n

Ragnhildur Sara Bergsd\u00f3ttir joins our lab (co-supervised by J\u00f3n S\u00f3lmundsson<\/a> of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute) as a new BSc student to work on a project titled: \"Crabs (Brachyura) in Iceland through the lens of predatory fish<\/strong><\/em>\".<\/em><\/p>\n

13 January 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

El\u00edsabet Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir joins our lab as a new MSc student (co-supervised with Thassya C dos Santos Schmidt<\/a> of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute) to work on a project investigating stock structure of herring in Icelandic waters using parasites and otolith shape analyses. Furthermore, El\u00edsabet is hired as the part-time lab manager for the Parasitology and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab.<\/p>\n

Margot Kulberg joins our lab as a new MSc student to work on a project investigating the interaction between orcas and pilot whales off Vestmann\u00e6yjar Islands (co-supervised with Filipa Isabel Pereira Samarra<\/a>).<\/p>\n

10 January 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb has been awarded a grant of ISK 3,450,000 (2025 to 2027) from the University of Iceland Research Fund for a project titled: \"Parasites: casting a bright light on the ecology and management of blue whiting<\/em>\".<\/p>\n

11 December 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is invited to present his research and that of the Parasitology and Fisheries Ecology Research Group<\/em><\/strong> (University of Iceland) to the demersal division of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute.<\/p>\n

10 December 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations!!! Eve-Marine successfully defended her MSc thesis!<\/p>\n

6 December 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb presents this week's Biology Department seminar at Askja titled: \"Natural history collections: <\/b>important resources for parasite biodiversity research<\/b>.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

4 December 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb and Prof Arnar P\u00e1lsson<\/a> (Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Iceland) are invited to the Marine and Freshwater Research institute to give a workshop on Ethics in Science and Publishing<\/strong><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

15-16 November 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Einar, Gabriel, and Kaylin attend the Biology Department Graduate Student Retreat at the University of Iceland Research Centre in Su\u00f0urnes.<\/p>\n

Einar, Gabriel, and Kaylin presented an overview of their respective research project.<\/p>\n

Haseeb and Prof Arnar P\u00e1lsson<\/a> led a discussion on Careers in Biology<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

04 October 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Areeba Abrar joins our lab as a new MSc student to work on a project (co-supervised with Karl Gunnarsson<\/a>) on the Biodiversity of algal endophytes in red algae.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

20 September 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Gabriel Ferreira joins our lab as a new PhD student to work on a project (co-supervised with Bj\u00f6rn Sch\u00e4ffner<\/a>) titled: Conservation of ancient relationships: Assessment of skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and their parasite fauna in Iceland.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

16-20 September 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb & Bylgja attend the 57th European Marine Biology Symposium<\/a> in Naples (Italy).<\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk titled: Parasite communities: insights into fish ecology and management<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bylgja presented a talk titled: Distribution of deep-sea benthos communities around Iceland: their biodiversity and impact factors.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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11 September 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations!!! Bylgja successfully defended her MSc thesis!<\/p>\n

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19 August 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tryggvi Gu\u00f0mundsson rejoins our lab as a new MSc student to work on a project (co-supervised with Arnar P\u00e1lsson<\/a>) involving parasites in Icelandic freshwater fish.<\/p>\n

Zaw Myo Win joins our lab as a new MSc student to work on a project (co-supervised with Pamela Woods<\/a>) titled: Changes in life-history traits in cod.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kaylin Nickels joins our lab as a new MSc student to work on a project (co-supervised with Val\u00e9rie Chosson<\/a> and Thassya C dos Santos Schmidt<\/a>) titled: Insight and possible effect of microplastic ingestion in two commercially valuable pelagic fish species in Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kristj\u00e1n Fri\u00f0rik Sveinbj\u00f6rnsson joins our lab as a new BSc student to work on a project looking at the parasite communities of Arctic charr and brown trout in Lake H\u00edtarvatn.<\/span><\/p>\n

08 June 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Late afternoon meal and drinks at Haseeb's and St\u00e9phanie's to celebrate Ur\u00f0ur's graduation. Congratulations Ur\u00f0ur!<\/span><\/p>\n

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05 June 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Francesco Golin joins our lab as a new PhD student to work on a project (co-supervised with Julian Burgos<\/a> and Ingibj\u00f6rg J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir<\/a>) titled: Fish community dynamics in Icelandic waters: Implications for marine conservation and management.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

16 May 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ur\u00f0ur presented her thesis during Masters Day 2024.<\/p>\n

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30 April 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ur\u00f0ur successfully defended her MSc thesis titled \"Ma\u00ebrl Beds in the Arctic: <\/strong>Distribution Analysis in Icelandic Waters\". <\/em>Ur\u00f0ur did an incredible job and we are all very proud of her! Congratulations Ur\u00f0ur!
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10 April 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Charlotte Matthews joins our lab as a research assistant for 4 months to process some of our blue whiting samples from our NORA project.<\/p>\n

5 April 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Brendon, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan, Charlotte, and Elena attended the 2024 Icelandic Ecological Society Conference (Vist\u00eds<\/a>) in Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland.<\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk titled Do parasite micronutrient profiles match those of their hosts?: a case study of elasmobranchs and their tapeworms<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlotte presented a talk titled Rockling roulette: unveiling cryptic species misidentification<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gu\u00f0r\u00fan presented a poster titled: Hitchhiker of the microplastic ocean: Xenobalanus<\/span> globicipitis<\/span> (Steenstrup, 1852)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

5 March 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Elena Radaelli, PhD student at the University of Bologna (Italy), visits our lab for a 6-month collaboration on gut microbiomes of cod, blue whiting, and other organisms.<\/p>\n

11 January 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is part of a team whose application to Rann\u00eds was successful for the project: Conservation of ancient relationships: Assessment of skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and their parasite fauna in<\/strong> Iceland<\/strong><\/em> (ISK 18.750.000 per year). Haseeb is Project Leader on the proposal and at least 1 PhD student will be based (in part) in the Parasitology and Fisheries Ecology Research Group<\/em>.<\/p>\n

4-6 December 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb participates in dissections of harbour porpoises in collaboration with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute.<\/p>\n

30 November 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is invited to present a talk at the University of Valencia (Spain) titled: You are what you eat, but what about your parasites?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

23 November 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk at the open meeting \u00deorskranns\u00f3knir titled: An integrative approach to stock and ecotype identification in Icelandic cod.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

20 October 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is invited to present a talk at H\u00f3lar University (Iceland): P<\/strong>arasite communities: insights into fish ecology and management.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

12-14 October 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Brendon, Svand\u00eds, Bylgja, Eve-Marine, Ur\u00f0ur, and Gu\u00f0r\u00fan attend the L\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ir\u00e1\u00f0stefnan 2023<\/a> (IceBio 2023) at Askja (Reykjavik, H\u00e1skol\u00ed \u00cdslands).<\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk titled: Hiding in plain sight: larval tapeworms provide insights into management of a fish species<\/strong><\/em> and co-authored two additional posters.<\/p>\n

Brendon presented a talk titled: Characterising blue whiting population structure in the northeast Atlantic: implications for sustainable management.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ur\u00f0ur presented a talk titled: M\u00e6rl beds in the Arctic: distribution analysis in Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Svand\u00eds presented a poster titled: Otolith shape analysis for stock identification of blue whiting (Micromesistius<\/span> poutassou<\/span>) in the Northeast Atlantic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a poster titled: Parasites of haddock: identification of parasites for use as biological tags.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bylgja presented a poster titled: Distribution of deep-sea benthos communities around Iceland, their biodiversity and what factors might affect them.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Eve- Marine presented a poster titled: Surveying the parasite diversity in plaice (Pleuronectes<\/span> platessa<\/span>) off the coast of Iceland for stock discrimination purposes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gu\u00f0r\u00fan presented a poster titled: Using parasite communities to discriminate between ecotypes of threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus<\/span> aculeatus<\/span>) in Lake \u00deingvallavatn, Iceland.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

27 September 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Charlotte Matthews, Research Associate at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI), visits our lab for a 6-month collaboration with the MFRI to work on mesopelagic fishes.<\/p>\n

25 September 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Giulia Bellon (University of Iceland) joins our research group as an intern for 6 months to complete the project on blue ling parasites (started by Emma and Diego).<\/p>\n

12 September 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Einar P\u00e9tur J\u00f3nsson joins our lab as a new PhD student to work on a project co-supervised with Hr\u00f6nn Egilsd\u00f3ttir<\/a> (Marine and Freshwater Research Institute) titled: CAPERS: Climate Adaptation and Performance Evaluation of Capelin in Changing Environments.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

11 September 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Alexandre Paumier (UALg Faro, Portugal) joins our research group as an intern for 3 months to work on a collaborative project with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute on the stomach contents and parasites of harbour porpoises.<\/p>\n

4-8 September 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb organised the 56th Edition of the European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS 2023<\/a>) at Hotel Natura in Reykjav\u00edk. The meeting was attended by member of the Parasitology and Fisheries Ecology Research Group <\/em>(Haseeb, Brendon, Einar P\u00e9tur, Svand\u00eds, Bylgja, Alex, Tryggvi, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan, Ur\u00f0ur, Eve-Marine)<\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk titled: Increasing the taxonomic resolution of larval cestode identifications: key to gaining insights into the ecology and management of fish species<\/strong>, <\/em>and co-authored 3 additional posters.<\/p>\n

Brendon presented a talk titled: Stock structure of Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus<\/span> eleginoides<\/span> in the southwest Atlantic: an interdisciplinary approach.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Svand\u00eds presented a poster titled: Otolith shape analysis for stock discrimination of blue whiting (Micromesistius<\/span> poutassou<\/span>) in the Northeast Atlantic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ur\u00f0ur presented a poster titled: Ma\u00ebrl beds in the Arctic: Distribution analysis in Icelandic waters.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Alex presented a poster titled: Comparing parasite communities in Atlantic Wolffish Anarhichas<\/span> lupus<\/span> around Iceland for stock discrimination.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tryggvi presented a poster titled: Identification of parasites in haddock (Melanogrammus<\/span> aeglefinus<\/span>) for use in stock discrimination.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bylgja presented a poster titled: Distribution of deep-sea benthos communities around Iceland, their biodiversity and what factors might be affecting them.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Eve-Marine presented a poster titled: Surveying the parasite diversity in plaice (Pleuronectes<\/span> platessa<\/span>) off the coast of Iceland for stock discrimination purposes.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gu\u00f0r\u00fan presented a poster titled: Using parasite communities to discriminate between sympatric morphs of threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus<\/span> aculeatus<\/span>) in lake \u00deingvallavatn, Iceland.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

12-16 June 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb participates in dissections of harbour porpoises and dolphins in collaboration with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute.<\/p>\n

25 May 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Both H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur and Margaret present their respective thesis work during Master Day 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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23 May 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Brendon Lee returns to the Parasitology and Fisheries Ecology Research Group<\/em> as a postdoc for 3 years on a Rann\u00eds postdoctoral grant.<\/p>\n

19 May 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur and Margaret attended the 2nd Icelandic Seal Centre Symposium on Nature Research<\/a> in Hvammstangi.<\/p>\n

H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur presented a talk titled: The effect of wildlife tourism on behaviour and spatial distribution of harbour seals (Phoca<\/span> vitulina<\/span>) estimated using trail cameras.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Margaret presented a talk titled: Vocal communications among harbour seals (Phoca<\/span> vitulina<\/span>) on land.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

17 May 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations!!! H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur and Margaret successfully defend their respective MSc thesis!<\/p>\n

16 May 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Both H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur and Margaret share the results from their MSc thesis by each giving a seminar to the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute.<\/p>\n

17 April 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Elisa Janssen (University Centre of the Westfjords) joins our research group as a new MSc intern who will work on describing the parasite fauna deep-water sharks from Icelandic waters.<\/p>\n

11 April 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Diego Morice (Rennes, France) joins our research group as a new MSc intern who will work on describing the parasite fauna of bl\u00e1langa - blue ling (Molva dypterygia<\/em>) from Icelandic waters.<\/p>\n

24-26 March 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Alex, Einar, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan, Tryggvi, and Ur\u00f0ur attended the 2023 Icelandic Ecological Society Conference (Vist\u00eds<\/a>) in Laugarbakki, Iceland.<\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk titled Kolmunni stock structure in the NE Atlantic: one or many stocks?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Einar presented his poster titled: How can we assess the impacts of multiple stressors in marine habitats?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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23 March 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

First proper social of the Parasite and Fisheries Ecology Research Group<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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10 February 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dom's most recent paper (Current status of cystic echinococcosis control in the Falkland Islands: has elimination been achieved?) is published in Parasitology<\/em>. Congratulations Dom!.<\/p>\n

23 January 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Gu\u00f0r\u00fan \u00d3sk S\u00e6mundsd\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new BSc student to compare the parasite fauna of three ecotypes of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus<\/em>) from Lake \u00deingvallavatn (Iceland).<\/p>\n

Alex Rafn Elfarsson joins our research group as a new BSc student to survey the parasite diversity in Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus<\/em>) off the coast of Iceland for stock discrimination purposes.<\/p>\n

Tryggvi Gu\u00f0mundsson joins our research group as a new BSc student to survey the parasite diversity in Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus<\/em>) off the coast of Iceland and their potential as biological tags for stock discrimination.<\/p>\n

10 January 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Eve-Marine Pubert\u00a0 joins our research group UALg Faro Portugal as a new MSc student to survey the parasite diversity in plaice off the coast of Iceland for stock discrimination purposes.<\/p>\n

06 January 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ur\u00f0ur \u00ddrr Brynj\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new MSc student to research the distribution and conditions of maerl (corraline red algae) around the coast of Iceland (co-supervised with Julian Burgos<\/a> of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute of Iceland).<\/p>\n

15 December 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is awarded a ISK 419.000 s\u00f3knarstyrkur grant from the Icelandic Research Fund (Rann\u00eds).<\/span><\/p>\n

07 December 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A very exciting day for the Parasitology and Fisheries Ecology Research Group as Haseeb (PI) is awarded a DKK 250.000 grant by NORA (Nordic Atlantic Cooperation) to investigate Blue whiting stock structure in the Northeast Atlantic: one or many stocks?<\/strong><\/em> This is a collaborative initiative with our partners at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (Iceland), Faroese Marine Research Institute (Faroe Islands), Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (Greenland), Institute of Marine Research (Norway), and Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Portugal).<\/span><\/p>\n

06 December 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A true example of collaborative research as Haseeb joins a groups of scientists from the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, University of Iceland's Institute of Research Centres (Vestmann\u00e6yjar), the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, and the Institute for Experimental Pathology (Keldur) to necropsy two Risso's dolphins stranded on the northern shore of Iceland: Details can be found here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

09 November 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is awarded a ISK 1.000.000 Eggertsj\u00f3\u00f0ur grant by the University of Iceland.<\/span><\/p>\n

06 September 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Svand\u00eds Eva Arad\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new MSc student to investigate the stock structure in blue whiting using otolith shape analysis (co-supervised with Anna Hei\u00f0a \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir<\/a>).<\/p>\n

21-26 August 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb attended the 15th International Congress for Parasitology (ICOPA XV<\/a>) in Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk in collaboration with Robert Poulin (Otago University) titled Do parasite micronutrient profiles match those of their hosts?: a case study of elasmobranchs and their tapeworms.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, he co-authored a poster titled Current status of Cystic Echinococcosis control in the Falkland Islands: has elimination been achieved?<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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24 June 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00f3lmfri\u00f0ur and Margaret present an update on their respective research projects at the Seal Centre Research Symposium <\/strong><\/em><\/span>in Hvammstangi.<\/p>\n

H\u00f3lmfri\u00f0ur's talk was titled: Interactions between seals and tourists based on trail camera observations.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Margaret's talk was titled: Vocal communications among harbour seals.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

08 June 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb is promoted to Associate Professor.<\/p>\n

09 May 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Elis\u00e9e Ruprecht (Polytech Marseille , France) joins our research lab for the next two months. She will be working on comparing the parasite fauna of two ecotypes of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus<\/em>) from Icelandic lakes.<\/p>\n

28 April 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb, Francesco, Emma, and \u00c1str\u00f3s attend the annual meeting of the Icelandic Ecological Society<\/a>\u00a0 at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) in Hafnarfj\u00f6rdur.<\/span><\/p>\n

Francesco presented a poster titled Using parasites for stock discrimination of Icelandic cod<\/em><\/strong> (see photo).<\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb presented a talk in collaboration with The\u00f3d\u00f3r Kristj\u00e1nsson (MFRI) titled Hafr\u00f3 and H\u00cd collaborating to train the next generation of scientists in Aquatic Biology and Fisheries<\/em><\/strong> and participated in the ensuing panel discussion on the role of research institutes in graduate student development<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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04 April 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Helga Matt\u00edna Sveinsd\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new BSc student to investigate the life history and distribution of the velvet belly lanternshark in Icelandic waters (co-supervised with Steve Campana<\/a> and Klara Jakobsd\u00f3ttir<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

31 March 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Emma Sahi-mir (Polytech Clermont, France) joins our research lab for the next four months. She will be working on describing the parasite fauna of bl\u00e1langa - blue ling (Molva dypterygia<\/em>) from Icelandic waters.<\/p>\n

21 March 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Helena Gylfad\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new BSc student to investigate the possible effects of pollution from a luxury hotel resort on reef fish diversity (Great Guana Cay, Bahamas) (co-supervised with Steve Campana<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Hl\u00edn Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new BSc student to investigate the possible effects of pollution from a luxury hotel resort on coral reef and invertebrate diversity (Great Guana Cay, Bahamas) (co-supervised with Steve Campana<\/a>).<\/p>\n

11 March 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Brendon's most recent paper (Deep-sea movement patterns of the Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides<\/em> Smitt 1898, in the Southwest Atlantic) is accepted in Marine and Freshwater Research<\/em>. Congratulations Brendon!<\/p>\n

08 March 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur Jakobsd\u00f3ttir joins our research group as a new MSc student to investigate the haul-out behaviour and abundance of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina<\/em>) estimated using automatics trail cameras (co-supervised with Sandra Magdalena Granquist<\/a>).<\/p>\n

10 February 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Margaret Lawler joins our research group as a new MSc student\u00a0 to investigate Harbour seal vocalizations on land (co-supervised with Marianne Helene Rasmussen<\/a> and Sandra Magdalena Granquist<\/a>).<\/p>\n

15 January 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c1str\u00f3s Eva \u00c1rs\u00e6lsd\u00f3ttir joins our research lab as a new BSc student to investigate the long-term site fidelity of killer whales to a herring spawning ground using photo-identification (co-supervised with Filipa Isabel Pereira Samarra<\/a>).<\/p>\n

13 January 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hlynur P\u00e9tursson joins our research lab as a new MSc student to investigate the survivability of spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor<\/em> post-catch from longliners (co-supervised with The\u00f3d\u00f3r Kristj\u00e1nsson<\/a>).<\/p>\n

22 December 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We have been awarded a grant of ISK 2,400,000 (2022 to 2024) from the University of Iceland Research Fund to investigate the potential of using parasites as biological tags to discriminate between different cod populations and ecotypes in Icelandic waters.<\/p>\n

22 October 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Haseeb presents this week's Biology Department seminar at Askja titled: \"Interannual variability in recruitment of Patagonian toothfish on the Patagonian Shelf: driven by ecology and oceanography.\"<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

14-16 October 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haseeb and Francesco attend L\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ir\u00e1\u00f0stefnan 2021<\/a> (IceBio 2021) at Askja (Reykjavik, H\u00e1skol\u00ed \u00cdslands).<\/p>\n

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On the 14th, Haseeb presented a plenary titled: \"Research in the Falkland Islands: Jack of all trades, master of none.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n