During the study, cod was fed with capelin and as a result the fish remained close to the feeding station in schools where it could be caught easily, ruv.is reports.
The study was presented by ichthyologist Björn Björnsson at a conference about cod in Icelandic waters in Hótel Loftleidir in Reykjavík, which ends today.
If successful, fish farming could be a solution to the problems fishing villages are facing in relation to the cut in the cod fishing quota.
Great Opportunities for Fish Farming in Iceland?
ICELAND - A new Icelandic study, presented yesterday, on the behavioral patterns of cod in Arnarfjrdur fjord in the West Fjords, shows that there are great opportunities for fish farming in Icelandic fjords.