A Faroese perspective on decoding life for sustainable use of nature and protection of biodiversity

Article published in “npj Biodiversity” in December 2024.

Svein-Ole MikalsenJari í HjøllumIan SalterAnni DjurhuusSunnvør í Kongsstovu

Ian Salter

Marine environment

PhD, Chemical oceanographer

ians@hav.fo / +298 25 24 72

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The recruitment of cod and haddock on the Faroe Shelf and the Faroe Bank is likely influenced by ocean currents

27.10.2025

The cod stock on the Faroe Shelf has been historically low in recent years. This is most likely due to both overfishing and changing environmental con…

FAMRI in new project

15.07.2025

This spring, Faroe Marine Research Institute (FAMRI) received funding from the EU for participation in the large EPOC project, which studies the therm…

Recruitment to the blue whiting stock may possibly be predicted

10.07.2025

The very variable size of the blue whiting stock is determined both by fishing pressure and by the recruitment of young fish. A new article, for the f…

Working group on phytoplankton and microbial ecology: WGPME; Outputs from 2024

19.01.2025

Report published as “ICES Scientific Reports” in January 2025. Rowena Stern, WGPME Expert Group, Ian Salter, Nicole Poulton

Diet drives performance trade-offs along Atlantic salmon ontology

17.12.2024

Article published in “bioRxiv” in June 2024. Tutku Aykanat, Jan Arge Jacobsen, Kjetil Hindar

A Faroese perspective on decoding life for sustainable use of nature and protection of biodiversity

04.12.2024

Article published in “npj Biodiversity” in December 2024. Svein-Ole Mikalsen, Jari í Hjøllum, Ian Salter, Anni Djurhuus, Sunnvør í…

A registry of Phytoplankton diversity in Faroese Shelf waters: Combining results from the Faroese Marine Ecosystem Observing Study (FAMEOS) with historical records

23.01.2024

Technical report published as “HAVSTOVAN 24-03” in January 2024. Ian Salter, Ebba Mortensen