On Wednesday the 26th of November, a fully grown Fin whale stranded in the southwestern part of Iceland, close to Vík. The farmer, Björn Sigurðsson, who is living nearby had found the animal and reported it to the police...

In context of the International Academic and Research Week September 22^nd - 26^th, special events are taking place in many European countries, addressing scientific research to the public.

Yet another Bottlenose whale has died this summer, this time in Eyjafjörður. On Tuesday the 16th in the evening, a group of students noticed that one of the four whales in the harbor had been entangled in ropes supporting a buoy and was having difficulty moving. 

Biology students from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and from the University of Iceland are participating in a field course about Marine Mammals here in Húsavík. The course is organised by... 

On the 1st of September, Erla Sigurðardóttir started her position as the new Manager of the Whale Museum. Erla has a BSc in Hotel and Restaurant Management...

For years, the Whale Museum has been doing research in cooperation with the Whale Watching Company North Sailing. The agreement to cooperate exists since 1998...

The northern bottlenose whales have made the headlines in Iceland for a big portion of this summer. First, because of several stranded individuals within a short period of time in July and then, shortly after that, they were sighted in Skjálfandi Bay during whale watching trips (see news from the 7^th of August) and have been in the bay ever since.

A rough evaluation of the 2008 photo identification data revealed: 2 minke whale recaptures and one humpback whale recapture, meaning individuals that have been documented in previous years.

The I.C.E. Camp ended today after various field trips, visits and the accomplishment of assigned projects...

The Ice Climate Education Camp 2008 (I.C.E) organized by Arved Fuchs, a German expedition leader, has now started to be held in Húsavík and the Whale Museum. (see news from the 28^th of March). Students from all over the world took part in a competition to qualify for the I.C.E.

Since the beginning of the week, there have been reports about the sighting of a species that is out of the ordinary on whale watching trips. Yesterday, it could be confirmed that the whales sighted are Northern bottlenose whales...

A Humpback whale individual that was sighted and documented in Icelandic waters (Denmark Strait) in 1982 by Tony Martin from the British Antarctic Survey had been re-captured by the whale museum research team in Skjálfandi Bay in 2001.

On the 23rd of July, a group or pod of about 15 Orcas, including calves, had come into the bay and for the first time, they could be observed attacking and killing a Minke whale in Skjálfandi Bay.

The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was held in Santiago de Chile from the 23^rd to 27^th of June, with the participation of 81 Nations.

The museum is experiencing some major changes this summer. Its founder and manager, Ásbjörn Björgvinsson, has left to take on a new position...

Tourists, guides and captains have been in doubt about a particular individual, which seems to have features of a blue whale such as the colouration pattern of the body, but also of a fin whale like the dorsal fin shape...

From the 21^st of June, the Whale Museum hosts an exhibition with artwork that was inspired by whales and dolphins. The exhibition is in the Museum's lecture hall and will continue for the next few weeks.

During the trip on the 14^th of June, our team encountered two humpback whale individuals, one of which was entangled in fishing gear...

On Saturday, the French camera team of "Guardians of Nature" visited Húsavík, creating a documentary that presents the most beautiful landscapes of 6 countries around the globe, while tracing scientist and researchers...

Our visitation counts revealed: People still have a big interest in learning about whales and, consequently, are visiting the Whale Museum for that purpose.

A little sensation was spotted in Skjálfandi Bay on the 28^th of May: A female minke whale accompanied by her calf. It was the first time...

On the 27th of May, the Icelandic Marine Research Institute (Hafro) published the new numbers of the minke whale population in Icelandic waters, which is now estimated to be between 10.000 - 15.000 animals. This is only 24% of the number published in 2001...

On the 26^th of May, the expedition team of "Expedition around America"
(http://www.69nord.com/) visited Húsavík, which was the first stop on their one-year-long journey through the North-west passage.

Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are rarely spotted in Icelandic waters. Being anyway small and swift, they have generally stayed away from the boats and have rarely been seen during the whale watching trips. Consequently, the sight of breaching harbour porpoises is even more unusual...

On the 19^th of May 2008, the Fisheries Minister, Einar Guðfinnsson, issued the permit to hunt 40 minke whales commercially for the local market. Surprisingly enough, since in August 2007, commercial whaling was stopped due to the lack of a whale meat market internationally and locally...

What started as a pilot project last year is about to become a permanent establishment: the "Hvalaskóla" or Whale School, which is a three day workshop for school children to learn about the whales and the ocean environment.

For the first time since its establishment, the Whale Museum received a regional award assigned from the Atvinnuþróunarfélag Þingeyinga hf. (The Regional Development Office)..

An international workshop about marine & nature based tourism with people attending from Iceland, Canada, New Zealand and Germany was held on the 5^th and 6^th of May in Húsavík and the Mývatn-area. The workshop was organised by the Regional Employment-Development Agency and aggregated local stakeholders with international advisors to evolve future projects in North-eastern Iceland.

Arved Fuchs, a German expedition leader and polar explorer, is planning for the next International Youth Camp to be held in Húsavík from 10th - 21st of August 2008.

 An international whale watching conference, organised by Iceland's Whale Watching Association "Icewhale" and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was held in Selfoss, South-western Iceland from the 12^th - 14^th of March 2008.