Lektor við HA og vísindamaður við Hafrannsóknarstofnun Íslands.
Einar Hreinsson is a Fisheries Scientist and lecturer in fishing technology at The University of Akureyri, Iceland. He also holds a position at the Marine Research Institute of Iceland, Ísafjörður branch, as a fisheries Scientist. Mr. Hreinsson has taught similar courses at The University of Akureyrir and at the United Nations University, Fisheries Training Program (UNFTP), in Reykjavík, Iceland.

 

His main ongoing projects are direct observation of pelagic trawls. Studies of enmeshing and escapement of capelin. Studies of sorting grids for the blue whiting pelagic fisheri and in general fish behaviour and pelagic trawls. Other porjects include studies of fish behaviour and experiments with new catching methods. Main reserch interest in general are fish behaviour and fish reactions to fishing gears.

Námskeið

Fishing Technology 2010-2011
Introduction to Marine Technology 2009-2010
Introduction to Marine Technology 2008-2009

Rannsóknir

Megin rannsóknasvið: Virkni veiðarfæra, atferli fiska, nýsköpun og þróun veiðiaðferða.