News | Fisheries Training Programme under the auspices of UNESCO

15 December 2022

Settling off on the trip

GRÓ-FTP fellows explore fisheries in the North of Iceland

28 November 2022

Here is some fish

Sometimes a newly arrived Fisheries Training Programme fellow will ask a question that, at first, may seem simple: “Where can we find some fish?”

Fellows in front of the main outdoor pool joined by Árni Jónsson on the far right.

8 November 2022

GRÓ-FTP fellows visit Laugardalur swimming pool

FTP fellows are given a guided tour of the Laugardalur swimming pool facilities and an opportunity to try the pool for themselves.

GRÓ-FTP fellows attend a presentation given by our visitors from Fiskaaling.

8 November 2022

Visitors from Fiskaaling in the Faroe Islands

GRÓ-FTP welcomes aquaculture research experts and representatives from Fiskaaling during the introductory module.

7 November 2022

Field trip Suður með sjó

Last Thursday our fellows went on a field trip “Suður með sjó“, to Reykjanes, the important site of fisheries in Iceland’s southwest.

GRÓ-FTP's 2022 cohort of fellows, standing outside the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute at Fornubúðir Hafnarfirði.

26 October 2022

Welcome 2022 cohort of fellows

Our 2022 cohort of fellows have all safely arrived in Iceland and are now in the process of settling in and starting the Six-month Training Programme.