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.