News
31. July 2008
Orca Pod Kills Minke Whale in Skjálfandi Bay
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.
7. July 2008
Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission
The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was held in Santiago de Chile from the 23rd to 27th of June, with the participation of 81 Nations.
1. July 2008
A Summer of Changes
The museum is experiencing some major changes this summer. Its founder and manager, Ásbjörn Björgvinsson, has left to take on a new position...
News
24. May 2010
Humpback whale from Skjálfandi Bay photographed off Africa
It is still quite early in the season but the museum’s researchers have already been out on the whale watching boats several times to collect data and take pictures of whales that have been sighted during the trips.
21. December 2009
Ship-building and Whale Watching in the Whale Museum
The Whale Watching room in the Húsavík Whale Museum is now under renovation
13. November 2009
Work in Progress "CARCASSES" The Slaughterhouse Revisited
Sunday November 22nd from 13:00 to 15:00 the public is invited to an open house in the Húsavík Whale Museum.
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