Programme (in icelandic)

A symposium by Akureyri Academy and the Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri

The moderator is Brynjar Karlsson, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Business and Natural Sciences at the University of Akureyri. Those interested who cannot attend in person can follow the event on Zoom.

12:00 – Opening remarks
Sigurgeir Guðjónsson, Chairman of Akureyri Academy

12:05 – Five 15-minute presentations on the symposium theme:

• Hreiðar Þór Valtýsson, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri:
  Fisheries from North Iceland over 125 years
• Jón Örn Pálsson, fisheries specialist, independent researcher at Akureyri Academy:
  New resource utilization in Iceland’s coastal areas
• Rannveig Björnsdóttir, Professor at the Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, University of Akureyri:
  Value creation from the blood of farmed fish
• Þórhallur S. Bjarnason, mechanical and energy engineer, independent researcher at Akureyri Academy:
  Environmentally friendly energy carriers from clean resources
• Rán Þórarinsdóttir, wildlife ecologist at the Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre and affiliated with Akureyri Academy:
  Assessing the impact of wind farms on birds

13:20 – Panel discussion: Speakers answer questions

14:00 – Closing of the symposium