Just to clarify, the pattern of capelin migration has changed a lot. It used to be up to the Jan Mayen area north of Iceland, but it's now more to the east coast of Greenland, and that has made it more difficult to search for because it's often under the ice. Also there is some indication of actually capelin spawning in the north, which wasn't the case. It has always spawned in the south. These are the kinds of changes we're seeing. These could have fundamental changes for the cod stock in Iceland because, as I said earlier, the cod stock is heavily dependent on capelin, so if the capelin stops migrating....
The capelin is a net energy transfer into the system in Iceland. They come to Iceland, spawn, and after spawning, most die. It's a feast in March when they spawn.
Also, with the warming of the ocean temperature and the increase in mackerel stock, we're seeing a lot more mackerel entering our waters. The mackerel actually come into Iceland to eat in Icelandic waters, so it's taking energy out of the system. How that affects all the other things is a different story. These changes can have serious consequences in Iceland that we cannot really predict at the moment, and a lot more research is needed.
Thank you.