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29. May 2009

A childrens choir sings in the Whale Museum

A children's choir from Öldutúnsskóli in Hafnarfjörður visited the Whale Museum this morning.

24. May 2009

Whaling is about to Start

On Tuesday the 26th of May, the first whaling boats will leave the harbour to start the minke whale hunt. According to the national newspaper Morgunblaðið, the minke whalers received 3 whaling permits to achieve the quota of 100 minke whales released by the former Minister of Fisheries Einar K. Guðfinnsson. As the paper pointed out, one of the permits will go to a woman, who is one of the 20 students that had attended a whaling course in the past 3 months. Considering the difficulties of killing these animals in a humane way, the question arises if people who had just finished a course and have no practical experience should be provided immediately with a whaling permit.         

22. May 2009

Another Re-capture?

It is still early in the season and the number of humpback whales in the bay has not yet been comparible with the previous years. However, our research team managed to capture and identify an individual during the trip on the 21st of May that was documented twice in July 2008 and is now known as MN 102 or Sketch.  

 

20. May 2009

The Yearly Whale School - Hvalaskóli for the 3rd time

It is now the 3rd year that the Whale School or "Hvalaskóli" took place in the Whale Museum. The 3-day workshop for shool children in 5th grade took place from Monday 18th - Wednesday 20th. As in the years before, the children spent the first day in the Whale Museum...

3. May 2009

The First Humpback Whale in Skjálfandi Bay - An Immediate Re-capture?

After days of rumours that the humpback whales have returned to Skjálfandi Bay, it now is confirmed. On the 1st of May, a humpback whale was sighted during the whale watching trip in the morning. And furthermore, this individual appears to be a re-capture from 2007! After comparing the pictures taken during the trip...


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26. February 2011

Entrance Fees for 2011

Entrance Fees 2011:

Adults: 1.250 ISK

Children (6-14 years): 500 ISK

Senior Citizens (from 65 years): 900 ISK

Groups (+10): Adults: 900 ISK, children: 400 ISK

22. December 2010

2010 - A Year of Renovation at the Whale Museum

In the spring the entrance was moved to a restored area in the eastern part of the museum which now hosts the tourist information centre for Húsavík, together with the museum´s store.

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.


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