The whale watching companies North Sailing and Gentle Giants have posted on their facebook pages that a blue whale had been spotted in the bay yesterday, the first one of the season.
A pod of orcas was also spotted yesterday, as have other species in the last few days, which tells us that the whale watching season has a great start this year.
According to a RÚV news report from April 8, 2025, Bjarni Benediktsson initially considered himself incompetent to process Hval hf.'s application for a whaling license due to
The chairman of the Icelandic Fisheries Association (SFS, formerly LÍÚ), Ólafur H. Marteinsson, told Morgunblaðið on March 14 that "As far as the capelin stock is concerned,
The summer season has officially begun at the Húsavík Whale Museum and the museum's opening hours have been extended. The museum is now open to all