The Húsavík Whale Museum is one of 21 Icelandic accredited museums to receive a grant for continuing education.
The grant is given by the Icelandic minister of culture and education, through the Museum Council of Iceland.
The grant will be used by museum staff to visit their counterparts at the New Bedford Whaling Museum at the end of January.
New scientific research from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research suggests that minke whale species such as minke whales, fin whales and humpback whales contribute to increased primary production.
Two adult duckbills (Hyperoodon ampullatus) washed ashore in Öxarfjörður last night, near Lónsós in Auðbjörgarstaðir. An employee of the Whale Museum in Húsavík, Garðar