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Haraldur Einarsson

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Supervisor, Lecturer

Haraldur Einarsson

M.Sc.
Iceland
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute

Short Bio

Haraldur holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Iceland (1992), and Cand. Sci in Fishery Biology from the University of Bergen, Norway (2001).

He has worked at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) since 1992 and also as a consultant for the fishing technology and operations team (NFIFO) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2019.

Haraldur’s main focus in work are gear selectivity and functionality of commercial fishing gears.

He has had the role of government adviser on fisheries management, mainly regulating fishing gear and regional management.

Haraldur is a member and a former chair of ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (ICES-FAO WGFTFB) and has also cochaired the Working Group on Size and Species Selection Experiments (ICES-WGSSSE).

Education

  • M.Sc., Fishery Biology, University of Bergen, 2001
  • B.Sc., Biology, University of Iceland, 1992

Organisation

Marine and Freshwater Research Institute

Publications

Final project
Selectivity of gillnet series of the pearch (Perca Fluviatilis L.) and roach (Rutilus Rutilus L.) in the coastal sea of Estonia
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Anu Albert, Haraldur Einarsson
2004

Supervision

Final project
Assessment of dolphin bycatch in artisanal drift gillnet fisheries off the Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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Justina Adaugo Obienu
2018
Final project
Effect of twine type and the banana pinger on catch rate with sizes and species selectivity of gillnets when targeting cod (Gadus morhua)
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Oluwatosin M. Azeez Akande
2017
Final project
Gillnet selectivity of Salmo trutta L. from two lakes in Iceland as a reference for practical application on Lake Kainji fisheries
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Innocent Yakubu Yem
2014
Final project
Comparison between commercial catches of Greenland halibut for trawl, longline, and gillnet
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Pavlenko Alexander Alexandrovich
2005
Final project
Effect of mesh size and twine type on gillnet selectivity of cod (Gadus morhua) in Icelandic coastal waters
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Jorge Raúl Faife
2003