Whale Species
Whale Species in Icelandic Waters
11 whale species can frequently be seen in Icelandic waters. Many of them belong to a group known as great whales with respects to their body size. The smallest of the great whales is the minke whale, which is also considered to be the most abundant species, not only in Iceland but worldwide.
Migratory Species
Several of these species are migratory. They travel south and spend the winter months in warmer waters to give birth, but will return to the North Atlantic to feed during the summertime.
The movement of the whales that stay in the North Atlantic year round is generally linked to the distribution of their food source.
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.
OPENING HOURS
June, July and August
09:00 - 19:00
May and September
10:00 - 17:00
Other times by arrangement








